BV  811  .M577 

Funck,  Heinrich,  d.  1760 

A  mirror  of  baptism 


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MIRROR  OF  BAPTISM, 


SPIRIT,     /-^^  ^ 

WITH 

\Y  A  T  E  R, 

AKD   ■WITH 

BLOOD. 


DRAWN  UP  m  NINE  PARTS. 


DRAWN  OUT  AND  ARRANGED  ANEW 


OUT  OF  THE 


HOLY  FOUNDATION  BOOK, 

THE  NEW^AND  OLD  TESTAMEMT,  AND  THE 
CANONICAL  BOOKS. 


And  there  are  three,  that  bear  witness  on  earth,  the 
spirit,  the  water  and  the  blood  ;  and  these  three  agree  in 
one.     1.  Epis.  John  5,  8. 


SKIPPACK,  Pa. 

FEINTED    BY  JOHN   M.    SCHUENEMANN. 

1853. 


CONTENTS. 


This   tract   has   nine   parts. 

Tliree  Parts  treat : 
0/tlie  Riptism  of  the  Spirit,  Math.  3,  11. 

Three  Parts: 
Of  Water-haptism,  Math.  28,  19. 

Three  Parts : 
Of  the  Baptism  of  the  stffferings  and  bleed' 
iiuj  of  Jesus,  Luke,  12,  50. 

Whereof  each  one  in  particular  treats  ac- 
cording to  the  order  following. 

the  first  part  : 

Of  the   Baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  Acts,  1,  5.   Joel, 
2,  28. 

THE    SECOND    PART: 

Ilow  a  man   is   to  be    prepared  of  God    thereto,    Jes. 
3G,  25.  Math.  13,  3.  24. 

THE  THIRD   PART  : 

Of  the  benefit  of  the  Baptism    of  the   Holy  Spirit,   1 
Cor.  3,  16.  and  2  Cor.  6,  16. 

THE    FOURTH   PART: 
Of  the  Water-baptism,  Math,  28,  19. 


—  4  — 


THE   FIFTH   PART: 

How  a  man  is  to  prepare  himself,  Acts,  2,  38.     And 
what  benefit  is  thereby  received.  Gal.  3,  27. 

THE  SIXTH    PART : 
Of  the  order  of  Baptism.  Matth.  3,  1  Acts  2,  33. 

THE  SEVENTH  PART  : 
Of   the    sufferings    and    shedding    of  blood  of  Jegus, 
Luke  12,  50.     And  chap.  22,  20. 

THE  EIGHTH  PART : 
Of  the  Baptism   of   sufferings,  to  which    the  faithful 
are  exposed.     Math.  20,  23.    Acts.  7.  56. 

THE  NINTH  PART  ; 
Of  the  benefit  of  the  Kingdom  or  the  Baptism  of  suf- 
ferings. 1  Pet.  1,  18.  Matth.  5,  10.  Acts  7,  9  to  17. 


INTRODUCTION 

TO    THE   FOLLOWING   TTRITINGS   CONCERNING 
BAPTISM. 

Whereas  disorder  and  corruption  have 
already  begun  in  Divine  ordinances  as 
early  as  the  days  of  the  Apostles,  especi- 
ally in  regard  to  the  Lord's  Supper,  1. 
Cor.  10,  17 — 22,  and  also  in  other  mat- 
ters, soon  after  the  enemy  had  also  play- 
ed off  his  deception,  and  more  and  more 
brought  confusion  and  corruption  into  the 
ordinances  of  baptism,  of  which  can  be 
read  in  books,  and  as  experience  still 
teaches.  We  have  here  also  in  a  plain 
and  simple  form,  yet  according  to  the 
principle  and  tenor  of  the  Bible,  and  the 
truth  of  the  Gospel,  drawn  up  a  Mirror 
of  Baptism  out  of  the  new  and  old  Testa- 
ments. If  it  can  be  believed  that  the 
Biljle  in  its  ground-vrork  is  right,  and  fhat 
the  translation  is  fundamentally  correct, 
of  which  I  have  not  the  least  doubt,  and 
do  believe  that  through  the  providence  of 
God,  the  fundamental  Doctrines,  which 
serve  men  as  a  guide  to  their  salvation, 


—  6  — 

is  correctly  translated  into  the  English — 
Whoever  can  believe  this,  I  say,  let  him 
read  through  with  care  the  following  Bi- 
ble proofs  concerning  baptism,  then  he 
will  find  that  baptism  is  a  command  of 
God,  instituted  by  Christ,  which  leads  men 
to  salvation  unto  eternal  life. 

First,  beloved  reader  !  consider  well  the 
baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  examine 
the  evidences  by  the  chapters  and  verses, 
than  you  will  find  what  a  highly  needfull 
baptism  that  is,  through  which  a  man  is 
'\lrawif  and  brought  to  Christ.  So  you 
can  find  in  the  evidences,  how  a  man  is 
prepared  and  can  come  to  spiritual  bapt- 
ism, and  also,  what  a  great  benefit  a  man 
receives  in  a  spiritual  baptism.  Further 
you  can  clearly  find,  what  kind  of  a  form 
consists  in  the  word  Baptism. 

Again  follow  up  the  Scripture  testimo- 
ny in  regard  to  water-baptism  diligently, 
and  you  will  find,  that  water-baptism  is 
a  manifest  command  of  Jesus  and  his 
Apostles,  also  how  we  shall  first  be  pre- 
pared for  water-baptism,  and  whereunto 
we  become  obligatory  through  baptism  and 
what  we  gain  by  it. 

Thirdly  examine  carefully  the  baptism 


of  the  sufferings  and  shedding  of  blood 
of  Jesus  and  his  followers,  and  search  the 
scripture  testimonies,  then  you  will  find 
what  kind  of  order  and  outpouring  blood 
baptism  is,  and  what  benefit  a  believer  de- 
rives from  it. 

Further,  examine  also  the  evidences 
of  the  various  baptisms  of  the  Old  Tes- 
tament, how  they  were  all  shadows  and 
t^rpes  of  this  threefold  baptism.  Then 
examine  with  care  the  order  of  baptism 
in  the  new  and  old  Covenant,  and  you 
will  find  that  there  is  one  and  the  same 
order,  in  the  spirit,  water  and  Mood,  and 
that  they  agree  together.  But  since  in 
the  following  writmgs  the  order  of  bapt- 
ism is  described  as  :  pouring  oid,  I  would 
admonish  before  all,  whoever  may  read 
the  same,  be  they  old  or  young,  man  or 
woman,  that  they  by  no  means  become 
soured  or  excited  on  account  of  it.  And 
that  they  do  not  take  the  water-baptism 
by  outpouring  from  the  midst  of  the  bapt- 
ism of  the  spirit,  and  the  baptism  of  the 
sufferings  and  shedding  of  blood  of  Jesus 
and  his  followers,  and  reject  the  same,  as 
if  the  water-baptism  by  outpouring  was 
no  baptism  at  all.     If  that  be  done,  we 


run  the  risk  of  being  found  guilty  of  cle- 
sjDising  it.  As  if  we  held  or  desjoised  the 
outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit's  baptism 
and  the  baptism  of  the  sufferings  and 
shedding  of  blood  of  Jesus  and  his  disci- 
ples, together  with  the  outpouring  of  wa- 
ter-baptism as  useless  and  unprofitable. 

For  example,  if  a  nurse  would  pour  out 
an  infant  with  the  bath-water  out  of  con- 
tempt, as  if  neither  Avere  of  any  account, 
how  grievous  and  offensive  would  that  be 
to  the  father  and  mother  of  the  child  1 
Such  a  nurse  they  would  have  no  longer. 
But  the  infant  they  would  take  up  and 
nurse  it.  So  it  may  also  go  if  the  out- 
pouring water-bajDtism,  together  with  the 
new-born  child  of  faith  were  cast  out,  in 
contempt,  on  account  of  the  baptism  by 
outpouring,  as  if  neither  were  of  any  ac- 
iCOunt,  whereby  an  approach  rather  close 
would  be  made  to  the  baptism  of  the  Ho- 
ly Spirit,  which  is  an  outpouring  baptism, 
and  would  reject  and  despise  it  along  with 
the  other.  When  however  the  believing 
child  of  God  is  onJij  tJien  hegotten,  reneived 
and  born,  through  the  outpouring  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  and  will  be  saved  by  the  out- 
pouring ])aptism  of  the  blood  of  Christ. 


—  9  — 

It  is  well  known  that  water-baptism  is 
to  many  people  an  extremely  contempti- 
ble thing,  who  receive  the  believing  on  the 
faith,  wherefore  numbers  have  already 
been  persecuted  and  rejected  from  life  to 
death  on  account  of  this  baptism.  But 
God  looks  up  these  things  r.s  a  merciful 
father,  he  lifts  them  up  and  nurses  them 
in  eternal  happiness. 


INTEODUCTION. 


Much  was  heretofore,  and  is  still  now 
spoken  about  baptism,  and  indeed  often 
totally  ignorant  of  the  true  scriptural  bap- 
tism of  the  old  and  new  Testament,  by 
reason :  that  so  much  of  baptism  out  of 
historical  and  as  it  is  termed,  of  the  wri- 
tings of  the  forefathers  is  mingled  up  with 
biblical  writings;  the  biblical  scripture 
of  baptism  consequently  has  thereby  be- 
come obscured :  so  that  the  true  baptism 
of  the  Holy  Scriptures  can  no  more  read- 
ily be  discerned.  Whence  then  so  ma- 
ny various  opinions  have  sprung  up  of 
baptism,  after  the  days  of  the  Apostles 
untill  this  present  day,  and  also  so  many 
severe  disputes,  verbal  and  written  arose 
from  the  same,  the  reason  is :  that  at  all 
times  so  much  of  historical  and  writings 
of  the  forefathers  were  used  among  them, 
when  however,  according  to  the  tenor  of 
the  Holy  Scriptures  no  correct  form  could 
be  derived  from  historical  scriptures ;  since 
in  the  historical  scriptures  baptism  has 
been  so  often  changed,  as  it  can  be  found 


—11— 

in  those  writings  of  history  so  that  I  have 
no  desire  to  write  it  here  piece  by  piece. 
I  cannot  picture  it  more  closely  than  by 
describing  the  management  of  those  who 
have  dealt  in  baptism,  who,  like  the  un- 
righteous merchants,  always  try  to  adul- 
terate and  change  their  goods,  by  which 
the  people  are  imposed  upon ;  and  never- 
theless, those  unjust  trafickers  yet  still 
praise  up  their  adulterated  merchandise, 
as  if  it  was  of  the  best  kind.  And  wdio- 
ever  attempts  to  discover  the  fraud  in  the 
merchandise  and  those  merchants,  he  may 
see  to  it  what  he  does  ;  so  water-baj)tism 
was  also  handled.  It  was  so  frequently 
changed,  and  as  there  were  also  adultera- 
tions among  those  changes,  so  also  let  the 
same  see  to  it,  what  he  does  who  shall 
discover  the  fraud.  If  we  will  not  suffer 
abuse  with  Christ,  then  we  must  not  make 
manifest  the  deception,  for  it  has  already 
caused  much  suffering  to  many  a  one  who 
has  spoken  about  this  deception.  In  this 
manner  the  devastation  has  not  only  come 
into  water-baptism,  but  the  baptism  of 
the  Spirit  is  also  wasted :  that  many  peo- 
ple scarcely  know  anything  about  it ;  and 
they  will  not  have  the  baptism  of  suffer- 


—  12  — 

ing,  yet!  the  majority  of  the  people  also 
know  but  very  little  about  that. 

But  since  believers  in  Christ  are  not  to 
rest  their  faith  on  the  foundation  of  his- 
tory nor  the  fables  of  the  ancient  fathers^ 
l^ut  much  more  depart  from  them,  and 
build  on  the  foundation  of  the  Prophets 
and  Apostles,  of  whom  Jesus  Christ  is 
the  corner-stone  and  foundation,  Eph.  2, 
19 ;  so  I  intend,  if  the  Lord  will  and  I 
shall  live,  from  this  ground  and  founda- 
tion of  the  Prophets  and  Apostles,  of  which 
Jesus  Christ  is  the  head,  to  draw  up  a 
form  and  basis  on  baptism  out  of  the  doc- 
trine of  Jesus,  the  Prophets  and  Apostles, 
and  each  baptism  in  j)articular  according 
as  it  is  laid  up  by  the  grace  of  God.  To 
God  alone  be  honor!  especially  as  it  will 
])e  drawn  up  and  pointed  also  exclusively 
from,  the  word  of  God  and  biblical  works ; 
what  baptism  has  in  itself,  and  what  ben- 
efit the  Ijeliever  has  in  it,  and  what  the 
word  haptism  is.  —  „The  word  baptism 
is  in  the  Holy  Scriptures  a  pouring  out, 
and  at  times  it  is  termed  a  sprinkling,  as 
it  will  l^e  seen  further,  in  the  order  of 
])aptism."  Thus  I  shall  set  down  first 
therefore :  that  if  any  one  hereafter  read 


13 


the  divine  order  of  baptism,  he  then  may 
so  much  easier  comprehend  it :  that  the 
word  baptism  is  an  outpouring  and  sprink- 
ling. The  beloved  reader  will  now  take 
notice!  with  attention  to  the  word:  bap- 
tize and  pouring,  in  the  following  writ- 
ings, where  you  will  find :  that  the  word 
baptize  in  the  Holy  Scriptures  is  called : 
an  outpouring  and  sprinkling;  also  see: 
that  the  baptism  by  outpouring  is  the 
nearest  or  most  fundamental  baptism  to 
the  believer  ;  so  also  the  baptism  by 
sprinkling  according  to  the  word  of  God : 
And  the  word  of  God  will  stand  forever. 

But,  beloved  reader !  if  you  will  receive 
this  matter  in  your  understanding  accor- 
ding to  the  word  of  God,  then  you  must 
first  of  all  remove  from  your  mind  the 
historical  writings  and  doctrines  of  men : 
for  they  are  generally  a  barrier  in  the 
way  of  truth.  If  you  will  know,  as  you 
ought  to  know,  what  the  word  baptism 
is,  and  what  benefit  a  person  derives  from 
it,  then  you  must  turn  yourself  entirely 
to  the  word  of  God,  and  attend  to  it,  and 
that  will  instruct  you,  as  you  will  find 
in  the  following  statements. 

And  whereas  the  Holy  Ghost-baptism 


—  14  — 

is  the  most  important,  through  which  we 
come  to  understanding  and  power :  that 
we  can  take  upon  ourselves  in  faith  the 
baptism  of  water,  and  that  we  can  let 
the  baptism  of  suffering  pass  over  us  in 
love  and  patience.  In  which  Jesus  as  our 
pattern  has  gone  before ;  so  shall  also 
the  order  of  baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
out  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  be  set  before 
as  here  follows : 


THE  FIRST  PART, 

OF  THE  BAPTISM  OF  THE  HOLY  GHOST. 

The  great  prophet,  John  the  Baptist^ 
taught,  Math,  3,  11, :  I  indeed  bajDtize 
you  with  water  unto  repentance,  but  he 
that  Cometh  after  me,  is  mightier  than  I, 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  bear;  he 
shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost 
and  with  fire.  The  same  also  by  Mark. 
1,  8.  Luke  3,  16.  John  1,  33.  ^  So  the 
Lord  Jesus  also  spoke  to  his  Disciples,  as 
can  be  seen  Acts  1,  4  :  And  being  assem- 
bled together  with  them,  he  commanded 


—  15  — 

them :  that  they  should  not  depart  from 
Jerusalem,  but  wait  the  promise  of  the 
Father,  which  (sayth  he)  you  have  heard 
of  me.  For  John  truly  baptized  with 
water,  but  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  not  many  days  hence.  But 
this,  that  Jesus  the  Saviour,  and  John 
the  Baptist,  term  a  baptism  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  is  evidently  an  effusion  or  an  out- 
pouring of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  not  ma- 
ny days  hence,  as  Jesus  had  ascended  in- 
to heaven,  the  Holy  Ghost  was  poured 
out  on  the  day  of  Pentecost,  as  can  be 
seen  Acts  2,  1.  2.  &c.  As  they  were  all 
with  one  accord  in  one  place,  and  sudden- 
ly then  came  a  sound  from  heaven  as  of 
rushing  mighty  wind,  and  filled  all  the 
house  where  they  were  sitting ;  and  there 
appeared  unto  them  cloven  tongues  like 
as  of  fire,  and  it  sat  upon  each  of  them. 
And  they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  began  to  speak,  as  the  Spirit 
gave  them  utterance.  And  there  were 
dwelling  at  Jerusalem  Jews,  devout  men, 
out  of  every  nation  under  heaven.  Now 
when  this  was  noised  abroad,  the  multi- 
tude came  together  and  were  confounded 
and  said;  what  meaneth  this?     Others 


—  16  — 

mocking,  saying :  these  men  are  full  of 
new  wine.  Then  Peter  stood  up,  full  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  to  explain  the 
matter  and  said :  these  men  are  not  drunk- 
en, but  (vs.  16.)  this  is  that  which  was 
spoken  by  the  Prophet  Joel :  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  in  the  last  days,  saith  God, 
I  will  pour  out  of  my  spirit  uj)on  all  flesh 
and  your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall 
prophesy,  and  your  young  men  shall  see 
visions,  and  your  old  men  shall  dream 
dreams.  And  on  my  servants  and  on  my 
handmaidens  I  will  pour  out  in  those  days 
of  my  Spirit  and  they  shall  prophesy.  — 
And  I  will  show  wonders  in  heaven  above 
and  signs  in  the  earth  beneath,  blood,  fire 
and  vapor  of  smoke. 

Of  this  outpouring  baptism  the  Lord 
has  also  prophesied  by  the  Prophet  Isaiah 
chap.  44,  3.  For  I  will  pour  water  upon 
him  that  is  thirsty,  and  floods  upon  the 
dry  ground ;  I  will  pour  my  Spirit  upon 
the  seed  and  my  blessing  upon  their  off^ 
sprmg.  So  then  was  the  baptism  of  which 
John  the  Baptist  spoke,  that  Jesus  would 
baptize  therewith,  a  perfect  outpouring ; 
as  also  Peter  testifies  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Acts  2,  33.     Therefore  being  by  the  right 


—  17  — 

hand  of  God  exalted,  and  having  receiv- 
ed of  the  Father  the  promise  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  he  has  shed  forth  that,  which  ye 
now  see  and  hear.  Thus  Jesus  has  still 
further  employed  his  spiritual  baptism  on 
his  believing  people,  Acts  4,  31.  And 
when  they  prayed,  the  place  was  shaken 
where  they  were  assembled  together,  and 
they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  they  spoke  the  word  of  God  with 
much  boldness.  Acts  11,  15.  And  as  I 
(Peter)  began  to  speake,  the  Holy  Ghost 
fell  on  them,  as  on  us  at  the  beginning  ; 
this  took  them  by  surprise.  Acts  10,  45. 
Then  the  Holy  Ghost  was  poured  out  al- 
so upon  the  heathen,  in  the  household  of 
Cornelius.  So  also  has  the  Lord  Jesus 
poured  out  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  his  Dis- 
ciples, members  of  his  temple  of  his  body, 
and  has  anointed  with  spiritual  ointment 
and  poured  out  upon  them  the  Holy  Spi- 
rit, and  made  them  priests  and  vessels 
of  his  spiritual  Tabernacle,  to  which  the 
pattern  was  with  Moses,  in  Aaron  and  in 
the  Tabernacle ;  for  they  are  the  princi- 
ple parts  of  the  New  Covenant  in  the 
church  of  Christ ;  which  is  a  spiritual  ta- 
bernacle, shown  by  Moses  in  the  Taber- 
2 


—  18  — 

nacle  which  having  the  shadow  of  the  true 
one.  So  were  also  administered  the  bap- 
tisms by  Moses  according  to  the  ordinance 
of  God.  Although  not  by  the  name  bap- 
tism) untill  they  received  that  name  (bap- 
tism under  the  New  Covenant  dispensa- 
tion ;  as  can  l^e  seen  in  the  Epistle  to  the 
Hebrews,  9,  10.  where  the  Apostle  has 
written  much  concerning  the  Tabernacle, 
how  it  was  erected  and  how  the  offerers 
have  not  l^ecome  perfect,  so  he  came  fi- 
nally in  the  10th  verse  upon  it  and  writes  : 
Which  stood  only  in  meats  and  drinks, 
and  divers  washings,  and  carnal  ordinan- 
ces, imposed  on  them,  untill  the  time  of 
reformation.  So  also  the  law  showeth, 
that  Aaron  and  the  Priests  had  various 
kinds  of  meat,  drink  and  external  holi- 
ness enjoined  upon  them  of  God,  through 
Moses;  about  which  much  will  not  be 
said  in  this  place. 

We  shall  here  consider  alone  l>aptism  : 
they  also  had  various  kinds  of  baptism. 
What  those  sundry  baptisms  were,  will 
be  shown,  each  at  its  own  place.  But 
here  spiritual  baptism  will  be  set  forth  in 
the  order  of  spiritual  baptism. 

There  was  a  pattern  shown  unto  Mo- 


—  19  — 

^es,  after  which  he  should  make  a  Taber- 
nacle, 2  Mos.  25,  40. :  and  look  that  thou 
make  it  after  the  pattern  which  was  shown 
thee  in  the  mount.  So  it  is  still,  that  men 
shall  see  to  it  that  tliej  make  all  things 
as  the  Lord  has  ordained,  in  the  arrange- 
ment of  his  plan  according  to  the  pattern. 
So  God  gave  unto  Moses  all  things  need- 
full  for  the  construction  of  each  part  of 
the  Tabernacle :  who  should  be  Priest  and 
how  he  should  be  consecrated.  Moses 
was  also  told  in  the  Second  Book,  the 
3 0th  Chapter :  what  kind  of  costly  mate- 
rials he  should  take,  and  make  a  costly 
ointment ;  and  it  was  called  a  holy  an- 
ointing OiL  With  the  same  he  should  an- 
oint the  Tabernacle  of  the  Testimony  and 
the  Ark,  the  Table  with  all  its  vessels, 
and  the  Candlestick  and  its  vessels,  and 
the  Altar  of  Incense,  and  the  Altar  of 
Burnt  Offerings  with  all  its  vessels,  and 
the  Laver  and  foot.  And  thou  shalt  sanc- 
tify them,  that  they  may  be  most-holy  to 
me.  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron  and 
his  sons  and  consecrate  them,  that  they 
;aiay  minister  unto  me  in  the  Priest's  of- 
fice. This  shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil 
unto  me  throughout  your  generation,— 


—  20  — 

In  the  3th  Book  of  Moses,  chap.  8,  10. 
And  Moses  took  the  anointing  oil,  anoint- 
ed the  Tabernacle  and  all  that  was  there- 
in, and  sanctified  them.  And  poured  of 
the  anointing  oil  upon  Aaron's  head  and 
anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him. 

Of  this  holy  ointment  David  spoke, 
Psalms  133,  2. :  It  is  like  the  precious 
ointment,  upon  the  head,  that  ran  down 
upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron's  beard,  that 
went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garment, 
&c.  And  Moses  also  was  told  that  he 
should  not  pour  this  anointing  oil  on  any 
man's  body,  but  on  Aaron's  head  he  shall 
pour  it ;  and  it  ran  into  his  beard  and  up- 
on his  garment. — From  this  can  be  imder- 
stood  how  baptism  was  administered  by 
divine  command. 

This  holy  anointing  with  Oil  indicates 
a  manifest  pattern  of  the  Holy  Ghost ; 
and  anointing  oil  upon  Aaron's  and  the 
High  Priest's  heads,  is  an  evident  pattern 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  on  the  head  of  Jesus, 
the  true  High  Priest  of  the  heavenly  Ta- 
bernacle, Math.  3,  16.  And  that  Moses 
had  to  anoint  the  Tabernacle  and  all  the 
vessels  therein,  is  a  manifest  pattern  to 
the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit,   as  the 


—  21  — 

Holy  Ghost  was  poured  out  upon  the 
Apostles  and  all  believers  in  Christ,  and 
anointed  by  the  same.  Which  the  Apos- 
tle John  had  so  understood,  speaking  to 
the  beUevers  in  his  first  Epistle,  chap.  2, 
20,  27 :  And  ye  have  an  unction  from  the 
holy  one,  and  ye  know  all  things,  and 
the  anointing  which  ye  have  received  of 
Him,  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  need  not  that 
any  man  teach  you,  but  as  the  same  an- 
ointing teaches  you  of  all  things  and  is 
truth,  and  no  lie,  and  even  as  it  has  taught 
you,  ye  shall  abide  in  him.  Concerning 
this  anointing,  Jesus  refers,  John  14,  26. 
But  the  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy 
Ghost,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my 
name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things  and 
bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance, 
whatsoever  I  said  unto  you. 

That  the  anointing  oil  of  Moses  was  a 
pattern  or  preliminary  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
may  be  seen :  1  Samuel  10,  1.  6.  9.  10, 
in  Saul;  then  Samuel  took  a  vial  of  oil 
and  poured  it  upon  his  head  and  kissed 
him  and  said :  Is  it  not  because  the  Lord 
hath  anointed  thee,  to  be  a  captain  over  his 
inheritance !  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
will  come  upon  thee.     And  when  he  turn- 


—22— 

ed  his  back^  to  go  from  Samuel,  God  gave 
iiim  another  heart,  and  the  Spirit  of  God 
came  upon  him,  and  he  prophesied  among 
them.  Further,  chap.  16,  1.  13:  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  how  long  wilt 
thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  I  have  reject^ 
ed  him,  from  reigning  over  Israel?  Fill 
thine  horn  with  oil  and  go,  I  will  send 
thee  to  Jesse !  And  when  David  came 
before  Samuel,  the  Lord  said:  arise  and 
anoint  him !  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn 
of  oil  and  anointed  him  in  the  midst  of 
his  brethern.  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  David  from  that  day  forward. 
In  1  Kings  1,  39.  AndZadockthe  priest 
took  a  horn  of  oil  out  of  the  Tabernacle, 
and  anointed  Solomon;  after  which  Solo- 
mon was  endowed  with  wisdom,  that  there 
was  none  like  him  in  his  day.  In  2  Kings 
9,  1.  3.  And  Elisha,  the  prophet,  called 
one  of  the  children  of  the  prophets  and 
said  unto  him  :  gird  up  thy  loins  and  take 
this  box  of  oil  in  thine  hand,  and  go  to 
Ramoth-Gilead,  to  Jehu.  Then  take  the 
box  of  oil  and  pour  it  on  his  head,  and 
say,  thus  saith  the  Lord  :  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel! 

So  we  find  that  the  types  and  shadows 


—23  — 

of  the  spiritual  baptism  in  the  old  Cove- 
nant, together  with  the  spiritual  baptism 
of  the  new  Covenant,  is  an  effusion  or  a 
pouring  out  on  the  head  of  the  people ; 
which  John  the  Baptist  calls  a  haptism, 
Math,  3,  11.  So  Jesus,  Acts  1,  5,  calls 
it  a  baptism.  The  Apostle  to  the  Hebrews 
9,  20.  calls  it  a  baptism  in  virtue  of  the 
old  Covenant,  And  this  baptism  is  also 
called  an  anointing  in  the  old  and  new 
Covenants.  Moses  who  is  styled  a  God 
of  Aaron,  2.  Book  of  Moses  4,  16,  has, 
as  God,  anointed  the  Tabernacle  and  all 
the  implements  thereof,  and  afterwards 
Aaron  also.  The  priests  and  prophets, 
who  are  also  styled  Gods,  John  10,  34. — 
As  also  Psalms  82,  6.  it  is  read:  I  have 
said,  ye  are  Gods!  To  those  to  whom 
the  word  of  God  is  come,  these  were  an- 
ointed kings,  prophets  and  priests. 

In  the  new  Covenant  God  has  baptised 
Jesus,  the  true' High-priest,  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  in  the  shape  of  a  dove,  Math.  3, 
16 .  This  was  a  precious  anointing ;  where- 
of David  in  the  45  Psalm  6,  7. :  Thy 
throne,  o  God !  is  forever  and  ever,  the 
scepter  of  thy  kingdom  is  a  right  scepter. 
Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath    anointed 


—24  — 

tliee  with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy 
fellows.  He  hath  also  poured  out  his  Ho- 
ly Spirit  uj)on  his  Apostles  and  Churchy 
and  hath  made  them  kings  and  priests, 
Eev.  1,  6.  Afterwards  when  the  Apos- 
tles laid  on  the  hands,  they  received  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  as  may  be  seen  Acts  8,  17, 
and  19,  6.  So  you  see  that  the  baptism 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  in  the  new  and  old 
Covenant,  is  one  and  the  same  form. 

So,  in  like  manner,  were  all  the  holy 
men  of  God :  the  Patriarchs,  (progenitors) 
and  Prophets,  endued  with  the  Holy  Spi- 
rit of  God.  For  all  who  have  spoken  the 
word  of  the  Lord  in  truth  and  purity, 
have  spoken  through  the  Sj^irit  of  God, 
that  was  upon  them ;  as  may  be  seen, 
Moses  4th  Book,  chap.  11,  25  :  Then  the 
Lord  came  down  in  a  cloud  and  spoke  un- 
to him,  (Moses)  and  took  off  the  Spirit 
that  was  upon  him  and  gave  it  to  the  se- 
venty Elders.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the  Spirit  rested  upon  them,  they 
prophesied  and  did  not  cease,  &c.  And 
Moses  said  :  Would  to  God  that  all  the 
Lord's  people  were  prophets,  and  that  the 
Lord  would  put  his  Spirit  upon  them. 

But  hereunto  we  must  first  be  prepared, 


.    —25  — 

but  he  that  prepareth  all  things,  is  God. 
Hence  our  preparation  must  come  from 
God,  through  the  operation  of  his  Spirit ; 
if  we  would  be  partakers  of  his  spiritual 
anointing  and  the  gifts  of  his  Holy  Spirit. 
Of  this  we  shall  soon  see  more,  passing  on. 


THE  SECOND  PART. 

How   WE    SHALL   BECOME   FITTED   OUT   OF 
GOD  THROUGH  THE  SPIRITUAL  BAPTISM. 

It  has  been  pointed  out  in  the  last  pre- 
ceding part,  that  baptism  is  called  a  sprink- 
ling. Mark  it !  So  the  Lord  spoke,  when 
he  spake  of  the  outpouring  or  of  the  spi- 
ritual baptism  through  Ezekiel,  36,  25.  26. 
27 :  Then  will  I  sprinkle  clear  water  up- 
on you,  and  ye  shall  be  clean  from  all  your 
filthiness ;  and  from  all  your  idols  will  I 
cleanse  you.  A  new  heart  also  will  I  give 
you,  and  a  new  Spirit  will  I  j^ut  within 
you,  and  I  will  take  away  the  stony  heart 
out  of  your  flesh,  and  I  will  give  you  a 
heart  of  flesh.     I  will  put  my  Spirit  with- 


—  26  — 

in  you  anel  cause  you  to  walk  in  my  statr- 
utes,  and  ye  shall  keep  my  judgments  and 
do  them. 

As  Moses  had  anointed  with  the  an* 
ointing  oil,  the  Tabernacle  and  all  that 
was  therein,  then  he  sprinkled  the  Altar 
yet  seven  times  ;  a  fit  pattern,  how  God 
will  sprinkle  out  the  holy  word  and  Spi- 
rit, which  is  spirit  and  life.  John  6,  63. 
It  is  the  Spirit  that  quickeneth,  the  flesh 
profitteth  nothing.  The  words  that  I 
speak,  they  are  Spirit  and  they  are  life. 
These  the  Lord  God  will  sprinkle  out  or 
sow  upon  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men;  which  is  the  inward  Altar  of  the 
people,  whereupon  the  offerings  of  prayer 
are  kindled,  through  the  spiritual  fire  of 
the  love  of  God.  The  word  which  is  spi- 
rit and  life,  the  Lord  sprinkleth  or  soweth. 
The  heavenly  sower,  Math.  13.  throws  it 
out  over  all  people  in  the  world;  some 
fell  upon  the  rock,  where  it  had  not  much 
earth  and  sprang  ujd  soon,  because  it  had 
not  much  depth  of  earth.  And  when  the 
sun  was  up,  they  were  scorched,  because 
they  had  no  roots,  they  withered  away. 
Some  fell  among  thorns,  and  the  thorns 
sprung  up  and  choked  them.     But  other 


—  27  — 

fell  into  good  ground  and  brought  forth 
fruit,  some  a  hundred,  some  sixty,  some 
thirty-fold.  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

These  were  spiritual  fruits  which  grew 
out  of  the  spiritual  seed  of  the  word  of 
God.  So  you  perceive  that  Jesus  is  the 
heavenly  sower,  or  the  heavenly  baptizer 
of  whom  John  the  Baptist  has  spoken, 
when  he  saith  :  I  baptize  you  with  water 
unto  repentance,  but  he  that  cometh  after 
me,  the  same  shall  baptize  you  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire  (unto  repent- 
ance,) for  the  word  of  the  Gospel  is 
preached  unto  repentance  and  reformation 
and  this  spiritual  word  God  will  scatter 
and  have  it  sown  out  through  his  servants 
in  the  whole  world,  to  be  seen  in  Math. 
28,  19. :  Go  you  into  all  the  world  and 
teach  all  nations !  And  the  Lord  spoke 
by  the  Prophet  Joel  2,  28. :  Afterwards 
I  will  pour  out  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh. 
The  word  of  the  Spirit  will  be  sown  upon 
all  people,  or  upon  all  flesh  of  all  nations, 
fall  with  so  many  people  upon  hard  soil, 
or  hearts  who  do  not  understand;  with 
many  upon  stony  hearts,  where  it  with- 
erth  :  with  many  among  thorns  of  deceit- 


—  28  — 

ful  riches,  or  cares  of  the  business  of  this 
life  and  there  is  choked;  some  falls  upon 
good  ground  and  bringeht  plentiful  fruits 
of  the  Spirit.  But  when  the  people  are 
like  a  highway,  as  a  stone-like  ground, 
and  as  a  wilderness  full  of  thorns,  how 
can  it  then  become  a  good  ground?  Out 
of  itself  it  cannot  become  a  good  ground ; 
for  the  Lord  Jesus  teaches,  John  6,  44. 
56. :  No  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the 
Father  which  hath  sent  me  draw  him. — 
John,  3,  27.  A  man  can  receive  nothing, 
except  it  be  given  him  from  heaven. 
James  1,  17.  Every  good  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  from  above  and  cometh  down 
from  the  Father  of  light.  Whilst  then 
all  must  be  obtained  from  above,  how  can 
he  that  liveth  in  the  wilderness  of  sin  ob- 
tain these  things  from  God,  whilst  he  hath 
no  communion  with  sinners?  Wherefore 
take  heed  ?  It  is  shown  in  the  foregoing, 
that  Moses  sprinkled  the  Altar  seven 
times  with  Holy  Ointment;  so  likewise 
God  sprinkleth  or  soweth  the  word,  that 
is  Spirit  and  life  often  times  upon  the  peo- 
ple; if  however  the  word  sown  uipOB.  the 
people  once  and  again,  and  the  birds  carry 
it  away,  and  the  grain  withereth,  so  shall 


—  29  — 

man  have  much  reason  to  consider  and 
behold  what  a  poor  creature  he  is,  whilst 
he  remains  in  his  sins ;  and  that  the  word 
had  such  hard  sound,  so  that  it  fell  upon 
his  rocky  heart,  when  the  sound  of  the 
word  of  the  Spirit  is  expressed  as  follows : 
That  the  sinner  awaits  a  severe  judgment 
and  eternal  damnation  in  the  Pit  that 
burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone  forever 
and  ever.  Then  men  are  struck  with 
terror,  concerning  this  sound,  aiid  become 
alarmed  so  that  the  hard  heart  is  softened, 
the  word  of  the  Spirit  is  soon  at  hand 
and  willingly  fall  in  and  assist  such  soft 
hearts  and  remind  them  of  a  way  how  to 
l^ecome  better,  to  repent  and  abstain  from 
sin,  as  was  done  in  Nineveh,  Jonas  3. — 
In  a  true  repentance,  a  humble  and  love- 
ly life,  with  fasting  and  prayer,  abstain- 
ing from  sin  and  returning  with  the  pro- 
digal son  and  say :  I  have  sinned  against 
heaven  and  before  thee !  Luke  15,  18. 
To  go  out  with  Peter  and  weep  bitterly 
on  account  of  our  sins.  Math.  26,  75. 
And  say  with  them  that  were  convicted 
at  Jerusalem :  Men  and  brethren  !  what 
we  do  ?  Then  Peter  answered  and  said 
unto  them  :  Repent  and  be  ye  baptized 


—  30  — 

every  one  of  you  in  the  name  of  tlie  Lord 
Jesus  Clirist,  for  the  remission  of  sins, 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  Acts  2,  37,  38.  When  men  are 
brought  so  far  by  the  word  of  God,  which 
is  spirit  and  life,  then  they  are  drawn  of 
God ;  then  a  living  faith  and  love  is  felt 
and  owned  by  such  persons :  then  we  are 
bom  again,  John  3,  3.  8.  So  is  every 
one  that  is  born  of  the  Spirit.  As  Peter 
writes  in  his  1.  Epistle  1,  3  :  Blessed  be 
the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  which  according  to  his  abundant 
mercy,  has  begotten  us  again  unto  a  live- 
ly hope.  And  James  1,  18  :  Of  his  own 
will  begat  he  us,  with  the  word  of  truth, 
that  we  should  be  a  kind^f  first  fruit  of 
his  creatures. 

If  a  man  is  born  again  by  the  spiritual 
word,  then  is  fulfilled  in  him  what  the 
Lord  by  Ezekiel,  chap.  36,  has  promised, 
as  was  mentioned  in  the  foregoing.  Then 
a  man  is  purified  from  all  his  impurity 
by  the  spiritual  baptism  of  sprinkling  of 
jnire  icater ;  and  from  all  his  idols  will  he 
be  purged.  For  the  word  of  the  Spirit 
teaches  us,  to  lay  aside  all  these  things  ; 
then  a  man  has  a  new  heart  and  a  new 


—  31  — 

spirit.  The  heart  of  stone  will  be  taken 
away  through  the  Spirit,  and  a  heart  of 
flesh  will  be  given  us.  And  by  the  Spi- 
rit such  men  will  be  made  of  us,  who 
walk  according  to  the  commandments  of 
God  and  keep  his  judgment  to  do  them. 
And  whoever  is  thus  renewed  by  the  Spi- 
rit, becomes  a  partaker  also  then  of  spiri- 
tual baptism,  Titus  3,  5.  6.  Not  by 
works  of  righteousness  which  we  have 
done,  but  according  to  his  mercy,  he  saved 
us  by  the  washing  of  regeneration  and 
renewing  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ;  which  he 
shed  on  us  abundantly  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Saviour. 

In  this  manner  a  man  is  sown  of  God 
])y  the  word  and  sprinkled  through  the 
outpoured  word  and  water  of  the  Spirit, 
born  again,  changed,  renewed,  washed  and 
purified  from  all  his  impurities  ;  and 
through  the  belief  in  Jesus  Christ  pre- 
pared a  child  of  God,  to  l:>ecome  a  parta- 
ker of  spiritual  gifts. 


THE  THIRD  PART. 

Or  THE  BENEFIT  OF    SPIRITUAL    GIFTS,    BE- 
ING  BORN   AGAIN,   AND  RENEWING    OF 
THE    HOLY   GHOST. 

In  the  new  birth  and  change,  in  being 
renewed  by  the  word  of  the  Spirit,  there 
is  an  indiscribable  benefit ;  through  which 
a  man  is  brought  to  submit,  as  a  member 
of  the  body  or  of  the  Church  of  Christ, 
to  be  baptized  with  water  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  1  Cor.  12,  2.  Then  he 
also  submits  to  receive  still  more  of  the 
Spirit  of  God,  and  to  distribute  the  gifts 
of  the  Spirit,  according  as  God  may  see 
fit  to  impart  to  every  one,  1  Cor.  12,  7  : 
In  the  manifold  gifts.  By  the  Spirit  we 
can  call  Jesus  :  Lord.  By  the  Spirit  the 
door  of  the  word  is  opened  to  the  believ- 
ers, to  understand  the  mystery  of  the 
Gospel  and  to  preach  the  same  unadult- 
erated according  to  the  will  of  God.  The 
Spirit  is  an  anointing  which  teaches  us 
all  things.  And  it  teaches  us  as  it  is  true 
and  is  no  lie,  1  John  2,  27.  Through 
the  Spirit  the  believer  is  sealed  to  the 
blessed  promises,   Eph.   1,   13.  14.     In 


—  33  — 

whom  also  after  that  ye  believed,  ye  were 
sealed. with  the  Holy  Spirit  of  promise. 
Which  is  the  earnest  of  our  inheritance, 
the  redemption  of  the  purchased  posses- 
sion unto  the  praise  of  his  glory.  And 
grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  whereby  ye  are 
sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption,  Eph. 
4,  30.  Rom.  8,  16.  17  :  The  Spirit  itself 
beareth  witness  with  our  Spirit  that  we 
are  the  Children  of  God.  And  if  Child- 
ren, then  heirs,  heirs  of  God,  and  joints 
heirs  with  Christ.  Through  the  Spirit 
we  become  temples  of  God,  Cor.  3, 16, 17. 
Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the  Temple  of 
God,  and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth 
in  you  ?  If  any  man  defile  the  Temple 
of  God,  him  shall  God  destroy,  for  the 
Temple  of  God  is  holy,  which  Temple 
are  ye,  1  Cor.  6,  19  :  Know  ye  not  that 
your  body  is  the  Temple  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  which  is  in  you,  which  ye  have  of 
God,  and  ye  are  not  your  own  ?  2  Cor.  6, 
16.  For  ye  are  the  Temple  of  the  living 
God  ;  as  God  hath  said :  I  will  dwell  in 
them  and  walk  in  them ;  I  will  be  their 
God  and  they  shall  be  my  people.  Gal.  4, 
6.  And  because  ye  are  sons,  God  has 
sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his  son  into  your 
3 


—  34  — 

hearts,  crying:  Abba,  Father! — Through 
the  Spirit  of  God  and  out  of  the  Spi- 
rit of  God  the  good  fruit  groweth,  and  the 
excellent  Grapes  and  the  precious  Perls 
and  precious  Stones,  Ornaments,  Jewels 
and  Jewelry  of  the  Children  of  God  and 
the  Bride,  of  which  something  beautiful 
is  read :  Gal.  5,  22.  But  the  fruit  of  the 
Spirit  is  love,  joy,  peace,  long-suffering, 
gentleness,  goodness,  faith,  meekness,  tem- 
perance, Eph.  5,  9.  Walk  as  the  Child- 
ren of  Light !  For  the  fruit  of  the  Spi- 
rit is  in  all  goodness  and  righteousness 
and  truth,  Ezek.  16,  9 — 13.  Then  I  wash- 
ed thee  with  water;  yea,  I  throughly 
washed  away  thy  blood  from  thee,  I  an- 
ointed thee  with  oil,  &c.  Through  the 
Spirit  we  come  to  the  true  and  living 
faith.  Through  the  Spirit  we  come  to  the 
real  true  love  of  God.  Through  the  Spi- 
rit we  become  the  hope  and  confidence 
to  God  under  all  kinds  of  affliction. — 
Through  the  Spirit  we  become  peaceable 
and  amiable  towards  God  and  men. 
Through  the  Spirit  we  become  merciful 
and  compassionate.  Through  the  Spirit 
we  become  upright,  honest  and  just  to- 
v^ards  friend  and  enemy.     Through  the 


—  35  — 

Spirit  we  live  temperate.  Through  the 
Spirit  we  shun  haughtiness,  highminded- 
ness  and  pride.  In  short,  through  the 
Spirit  God  rules  and  guides  men  into  all 
good,  also  into  the  eternal  Kingdom ;  and 
without  the  self-same  Spirit  no  one  can 
receive  that  good,  that  belongs  to  salva- 
tion, and  still  less  carry  it  out.  The  Spi- 
rit is  a  vigilant  watchman  in  a  Believer 
or  in  his  own,  that,  i£  the  Enemy  tries  to 
surprise  with  sin,  the  Spirit  stands  op- 
posed and  gives  warning  to  the  person  of 
such  a  sin,  and  if  the  man  falls  asleep  in 
the  Spirit,  then  he  may  easily  fall  into 
sin ;  hence  also  it  is  that  often  pious  peo- 
l>le  fall  into  sin ;  but  if  they  again  awake 
in  the  Spirit,  they  feel  a  hearty  sorrow; 
truly  the  Spirit  will  not  suffer  the  pious 
or  believer  and  sanctified  to  sleep  in  sin. 
He  will  indeed  awaken  them,  and  that  in 
due  time.  As  is  to  be  seen  in  the  case  of 
David,  in  Peter  and  in  the  Prodigal  Son. 
Therefore  the  favor  of  God  which  He  ex- 
hibits to  men  by  the  Spirit,  is  inexpres- 
sible. For  the  doings  of  men,  to  secure 
their  salvation,  are  all  moved  by  the  Spi- 
rit of  God ;  and  whatsoever  is  not  moved 
on  the  Spirit   of  God,  is  of  no  benefit 


—  36  — 

whatever. — So,  beloved  reader !  you  have 
here  a  report  of  spiritual  baptism ;  of  the 
preparation  to  it,  and  of  the  benefit  to  us, 
drawn  up  out  of  the  old  and  new  Testa- 
ment. Examine  it  diligently,  and  you 
will  also  find  it  so.  And  try  to  bear  the 
same  in  mind.  So  it  may  also  be  a  ben- 
efit to  you.     God  grant  you  grace  to  it ! 


THE  FOURTH  PART. 

Of  water  baptism. 

Water-baptism  is  at  this  time  very 
different  with  those  that  call  themselves 
Christians. 

A  large  portion  of  them  will  use  water 
baptism  on  minor  children  and  have  it 
used  so.  Others  would  use  water-bapt- 
ism on  those  who  have  arrived  at  the  age 
of  discretion,  and  whom  they  regard  as 
believers.  The  same  they  dip  once  back- 
ward into  the  water.  But  others  who 
also  acknowledge  water-baptism,  they  dip 
those  whom  they  regard  as  believers,  three 
times  forward  under  the  water.     Others, 


—37— 

who  also  consider  water-baptism  right  on 
believers,  these  pour  the  water  on  the 
head  of  the  subject  of  baptism.  There 
are  still  others  who  regard  water-baptism 
as  nothing  at  all,  or  of  no  account,  pre- 
suming that  the  baptism  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  enough.  Hence  a  division 
arose  in  regard  to  water-baptism,  and  each 
party  commends  their  baptism  as  the  most 
correct  one.  Hence  much  disputing  has 
already  arisen  on  this  subject,  so  that,  if 
the  fountain-head,  the  old  and  new  Tes- 
tament, did  no  more  exist,  it  would  not 
be  very  easily  determined,  to  which  kind 
to  have  recourse,  (to  come  to  the 
truth.)  But  as  the  fountain-head,  the 
old  and  new  Testament,  is  still  at  hand, 
through  which  the  Spirit  of  God  still 
speaks  and  does  his  work,  so  here  then 
shall  an  order  (or  mode)  of  waterbaptism 
be  drawn  out  of  the  old  and  new  Testa- 
ment, according  as  it  was  laid  up  through 
the  Spirit  of  God ;  and  I  shall  be  able  to 
comprehend. 

First  of  the  baptism  of  John  the  Bapt- 
ist. John  the  Baptist  is  still  in  the  old 
Covenant  dispensation ;  he  came  before 
Christ  and  had  the  new  Covenant  before 


—  38  — 

him;  he  then  began  to  preach  of  the  bap- 
tism of  repentance,  as  can  be  seen  Math. 
3,  5,  6.  7.  Mark.  1.  Luke  3.  John  was 
in  the  wilderness,  baptized  and  preached 
of  the  baptism  of  repenta:gce  unto  remis- 
sion of  sins.  Then  went  out  to  him  Je- 
rusalem and  all  Judea,  and  all  the  region 
round  about  Jordan,  and  were  baptized 
of  him  in  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 
But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees 
and  Saducees  come  to  his  baptism,  he  said 
unto  them  :  O  generation  of  vipers  I  who 
hath  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath 
to  come?  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits 
meet  for  repentance  I  I  indeed  baptize 
with  water  unto  repentance,  but  he  that 
Cometh  after  me,  is  mightier  than  I ;  he 
shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost 
and  with  fire.  John's  baptism  was  there- 
fore a  sign  and  an  admonition  unto  re- 
pentance, that  the  Jewish  people  should 
amend  their  ways ;  and  also  to  prepare 
himself  the  way.  Psalms  2,  12.  And  be- 
lieve on  him  who  should  baptize  with  the 
Holy  Ghost.  But  the  water-baptism  of 
John  unto  repentance,  to  the  Jews  was 
still  however  not  a  perfect  water-baptism 
of  the  new  Covenant,  as  can  be  seen  Acts 


—  1^9  — 

19,  3,  4.  5, ;  that  Paul  had  met  twelve 
Disciples  :  unto  what  then  were  ye  bap- 
tized? And  they  said:  unto  John  s  bap- 
tism. Then  said  Paul :  John  verily  bap- 
tized with  the  baptism  of  repentance, 
saying  unto  the  people  that  they  should 
believe  on  him  that  should  come  after 
him,  that  is,  on  Jesus  Christ.  And  when 
they  heard  this,  they  were  all  baptized 
in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ.  In  the  new 
Covenant  baptism  is  an  evidence  that  we 
are  taught  by  the  word  of  the  Gospel, 
and  upon  that  repent  and  believe  that  Je- 
sus is  the  Christ,  the  Saviour  and  Recon- 
ciler, who  through  his  body  and  blood  on 
the  Cross,  has  fully  satisfied  for  our  sins. 
Through  faith  we  are  justified,  and  bap- 
tism is  a  fulfilling  of  righteousness,  and 
a  mark  and  sign  of  the  Covenant  and  of 
a  good  conscience  with  God.  And  whilst 
John  came  before  Christ,  between  the  old 
and  new  Covenant,  so  he  has  still  bap- 
tized under  the  old  Covenant.  And  as  a 
beginning  of  the  new  Covenant,  John  be- 
gan the  baptism  of  the  new  Covenant  with 
Jesus,  as  a  fulfillment  of  all  righteousness. 
To  be  read  Math.  3,  13,  15.  Then  com- 
eth  Jesus  from  Galilee  unto  Jordan  to  be 


—  40  — 

baptized  of  him.  But  John  forbad  him^ 
saying :  I  have  need  to  be  baptized  of  thee 
and  Cometh  thou  to  me?  And  Jesus^ 
answering,  said  unto  him  :  Suffer  it  to  be 
so  now,  for  thus  it  becometh  us,  to  fulfill 
all  righteousness;  then  he  suffered  him. 
So  then  was  begun  in  Christ,  the  Author 
and  Finisher  of  our  faith,  the  baptism  of 
the  new  Covenant  and  fulfilling  of  all 
righteousness,  through  John  the  Baptist. 
But  now  the  Lord  Jesus  would  have  us 
to  follow  him. 

Hence  examine,  beloved  reader !  the 
l^aptism  of  the  new  Covenant,  how  the 
Doctrine  and  faith  preceed  it  at  all  times, 
as  Jesus  himself  teaches.  Math.  28,  19. 
20  :  Go  ye  therefore  and  teach  all  nati- 
ons, baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things,  whatsoever  I  have  told  you.  — 
Mark.  16,  15.  16 :  And  he  said  unto 
them  :  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and 
preach  the  Gospel  to  every  creature  ;  he 
that  believeth  and  is  baptized,  shall  be 
saved,  but  he  that  believeth  not,  shall  be 
damned.  You  see  here,  that  doctrine  and 
faith  go  before  ;  baptism  comes  after. — 


—41  — 

And  this  order  Jesus  has  commanded  his 
Disciples  to  keep  for  the  best,  as  he  was 
in  the  act  of  ascending  to  heaven  from 
their  midst,  which  gift  or  pound  the  Lord 
will  demand  again  of  his  servants  when 
he  shall  come  to  reckon  with  them,  Luke 
19,  15.  And  those  that  will  then  be 
found  faithful  in  the  same  and  have  so 
used  the  same  that  they  gained  thereby 
as  the  Lord  had  commanded  at  his  de- 
parture, they  shall  have  the  manifold  en- 
joyment of  it  in  his  eternal  kingdom. 

But  those  that  keep  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  or  the  Talent  of  the 
Lord  bound  up  in  the  napkin :  that  is,  to 
keep  the  command  and  talent  of  the  Lord 
hid  beneath  the  teachings  of  men  and 
their  own  opinions,  and  have  not  dealt 
faithfullj^  with  the  same,  but  much  more 
have  sought  the  honors,  riches,  rest  (or 
ease,)  days  of  gladness  of  the  world, 
tiirough  the  teaciiings  of  men,  beneath 
which  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
lay  hidden.  But  when  the  Lord  shall 
come  again,  then  the  Talent  shall  be  tak- 
en away  from  that  wicked  and  slothful 
servant,  and  then  the  unprofitable  ser- 
vant shall  receive  his  reward  in  (outer) 


—42  — 

darkness,  where  shall  be  wailing  and 
gnashing  of  teeth.  For  the  Lord  will  not 
have  his  commandments  and  laws  hid  be- 
neath that  which  belongs  to  the  things  of 
time ;  but  he  will  have  it  pure  and  un- 
mixed, as  he  has  commanded,  and  has 
gone  before  in  the  same,  both  reaZ  and 
typical. 

The  Apostles,  the  faithful  servants, 
have  also  done  so  in  the  order  of  baptism 
received ;  and  have  let  Doctrine  go  before 
baptism.  To  see  Acts  2 :  When  the  be- 
lieving Apostles  were  baptized  or  poured 
over  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  which  is  the 
same,  then  the  spiritual  water  flowed  from 
the  Apostles,  as  Jesus  teaches,  John  7, 
37.  38.  39.  Jesus  stood  and  cried,  say- 
ing :  If  any  man  thirst,  let  him  come  un- 
to me  and  drink;  he  that  believeth  on 
me,  as  the  Scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his 
belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living  water.  — 
But  this  spoke  he  of  the  Spirit  which  they 
that  believe  on  him,  should  receive;  for 
the  Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet  given,  be- 
cause that  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.  — 
The  Spirit  and  the  word  of  the  Spirit  is 
often  named  water  in  the  Holy  Scripture. 
As  shown  already  above,  and  will  yet  be 


—  43  — 

shown  Rev.  22,  1.2:  And  he  showed  me 
a  pure  river  of  water  of  life,  clear  as  crys- 
tal, proceeding  out  of  the  throne  of  God 
and  of  the  Lamb.  In  the  midst  of  the 
street  of  it,  and  on  either  side  of  the  riv- 
er was  there  the  tree  of  Life,  which  bore 
twelve  manners  of  fruit,  and  yielded  her 
fruit  every  month ;  and  the  leaves  of  the 
tree  were  for  the  healing  of  the  nations. 
By  this  stream,  clear  as  crystal,  from  the 
throne  of  God  and  the  Lamb.  It  points 
to  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  was  sent  from 
the  Father  and  the  Son.  In  the  way  of 
the  Spirit,  and  on  the  sides  of  the  river 
stands  the  tree  of  Life;  this  sets  forth 
and  shows  upon  Jesus,  the  green  tree  of 
life,  together  with  his  Holy  Gospel,  which 
is  spirit  and  life,  John  6,  63.  By  the 
leaves  of  the  tree  is  set  forth  the  word 
and  commandment,  given  by  the  Spirit 
of  God ;  and  if  the  heathens  accept  the 
same,  it  serves  them  (as  a  means)  for 
their  health  for  etern al  life .  By  the  twelve 
manners  of  fruit  is  show  n  the  obedient  to 
the  commandement  which  are  the  spiri- 
tual fruit,  which  the  twelve  Apostles  have 
yielded  after  they  were  sprinkled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  from  that  time  and  hence- 


—  44  — 

forth  ;  for  they  were  the  branches  of  the 
Vine  of  God  and  the  tree  of  hfe.  So  shall 
all  believers  be  called  who  are  also  branch- 
es of  the  Yine,  John  15,  and  bring  spiri- 
tual fruits  of  obedience,  according  to  the 
commandments  of  Jesus,  which  flowed 
out  of  the  river  of  spiritual  waters ;  of 
which  water  Ezekiel  has  in  his  47th 
chap,  circumstancially  written;  And  be- 
hold, water  issued  out  from  under  the 
threshhold  of  the  house  eastward  and 
Ezekiel  was  led  into  the  water  up  to  his 
ankles  :  afterwards  it  became  so  deep  that 
he  could  no  more  sound  it ;  for  the  water 
was  so  high  that  it  must  be  swum  across  ; 
it  could  not  be  fathomed.  By  this  water 
is  set  forth,  how  the  spiritual  water  of 
the  word  of  God  issued  from  the  Temple, 
that  is  from  God  and  the  Lamb,  Rev.  21. 
22,  also  by  degrees  through  the  spiritual 
Jesus  Christ  his  Gospel  became  finally  so 
deep  and  perfect,  so  that  no  earthly  foun- 
dation could  be  found  in  the  spiritual  wa- 
ter of  Salvation.  But  this  spiritual  war 
ter  must  be  swum  without  any  foundati- 
on of  mens'  Doctrine,  for  there  is  no  other 
foundation  than  Christ  Jesus  and  his  di- 
vine word,  which  is  spirit  and  life ;  in  it 


—  45  — 

we  must  be  ground,  there  swim  and  walk, 
for  that  is  given  us  to  our  salvation :  Je- 
sus and  his  word,  therein  souls  become 
saved.  And  the  water  which  flows  out 
-towards  the  East,  shall  flow  through  the 
even  field  unto  the  sea,  and  from  one  sea 
into  the  other.  And  when  it  comes  into 
the  sea,  so  shall  those  waters  become  heal- 
thv.  Yes  !  all  that  live  and  move  there- 
in,  wherever  those  rivers  come,  they  shall 
live.  And  shall  have  very  many  fish  and 
all  become  healthy  and  live,  wherever 
these  rivers  come.  And  fisher-men  will 
stand  there  and  spread  out  their  net« ;  for 
there  will  be  very  many  fish,  like  as  in 
the  great  sea.  But  the  pools  and  lakes 
beside  them  will  not  become  healthy,  but 
shall  remain  salted.  And  on  the  same  ri- 
ver, at  the  bank  of  both  sides,  will  grow 
all  manner  of  fruitful  trees,  and  their 
leaves  will  not  wither,  nor  their  fruit  rot, 
and  will  yield  new  fruit  every  month,  for 
their  water  flows  out  of  the  Sanctuary, 
and  their  fruit  shall  serve  for  food  and 
their  leaves  for  medicine.  So  you  under- 
stand :  Rev.  17,  15,  are  nations  and  peo- 
ple called  sea  and  water ;  so  also  in  this 
place,  that  the  water  flowed  into  the  sea, 


—46  — 

and  from  one  sea  into  the  other.  That 
is :  from  one  nation  to  the  other,  and 
from  one  man  to  the  other;  and  where  on 
this  water  comes,  there  all  become  heal- 
thy. And  there  will  be  fisher-men  who 
expand  their  nets  wide  ;  namely  such  fish- 
er-men of  whom  the  Lord  Jesus  speaks, 
Math.  4,  19  :  And  He  said  unto  them  : 
Follow  me,  and  I  will  make  you  fishers 
of  men.  To  such  fishermen  were  the 
Apostles  made :  that  they  have  caught 
the  people  out  of  every  nation  with  the 
net  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  where-ever 
they  did  not  come,  there  it  remained  un- 
healthy. But  wherever  the  word  of  the 
Spirit  comes,  there  it  is  healthy;  there 
the  fruits  of  the  Spirit  grow.  There  it 
is  the  food  for  souls ;  there  are  leaves  for 
the  healing  of  the  soul.  So  then  all  and 
every  one  aims  thereunto,  that  ^salvation 
unto  eternal  life  can  only  be  obtained 
through  Christ  and  through  the  outpour- 
ing of  the  Holy  Ghost.  As  also  the  word 
and  spirit  flowed  out  from  the  throne  of 
God  and  the  Lamb.  So  much  I  shall  yet 
mention  of  the  divine  water  and  word, 
so  it  may  be  the  more  heartily  consider- 
ed, that  the  person  who  has  come  to  a  full 


—  47  — 

state  of  discretion,  must  be  first  led  by 
the  word  of  the  Spirit  to  repentance  and 
reformation  in  the  faith  of  Jesus,  before 
he  is  qualified  to  christian  baptism  with 
water. 

Now  I  again  return  back,  to  begin  there 
again  where  I  stopt  on  the  subject  of  bap- 
tism. Acts  2  :  When  the  believing  Apos- 
tles were  sprinkled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
then  they  also  began  to  sow  the  word  of 
the  Spirit  by  the  Spirit,  and  to  pour  out 
the  word  as  divine  water  over  all  the  peo- 
ple that  was  then  present.  But  there 
were  many  hard  and  obdurate  hearts,  in 
which  the  word  of  the  Spirit  had  no  place 
nor  efficiency  to  good;  but  on  the  con- 
trary there  were  many  also,  when  they 
heard  the  same  Jesus,  whom  they  had 
crucified,  was  Christ  the  Saviour,  and  that 
God  had  awakened  him  from  the  dead, 
the  word  of  the  Spirit  pierced  through 
their  hearts ;  and  because  they  gave  faith 
to  the  preaching  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  they 
said :  Men  and  brethren !  what  shall  we 
do?  as  if  they  would  say:  for  <mr  sins 
which  toe  have  committed  against  Christi — 
Peter  answered  and  said  unto  them :  Re- 
pent and  be  baptized  every  one  of  you  in 


—48  — 

the  nauie  of  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  remis- 
sion of  sins,  and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift 
of  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  he  exhorted 
them,  saying :  Save  yourselves  from  this 
untoward  generation.  And  they  that 
gladly  received  his  word,  were  baptized, 
and  the  same  day  there  were  added  unt9 
them  about  three  thousand  souls. 

Then  the  Apostles  had  made  a  plenti- 
ful draught  with  their  net  of  the  Spirit, 
as  shown  above  from  the  Prophet  Ezekiel. 
So  the  faithful  servants  of  the  Lord  Je- 
sus have  traded  with  the  Talent  received. 
They  have  first  taught  the  people  by  the 
word  of  the  Spirit,  whereby  they  have 
moved  them  to  faith  and  repentance,  and 
that  they  should  withdraw  themselves 
from  those  untoward  and  evil  people,  and 
afterwards  they  baptized  them,  as  may 
be  seen  Acts  8,  12  :  That,  when  they  be- 
lieved Philip's  preaching  the  things,  con- 
cerning the  Kingdom  of  God  and  the 
name  of  Jesus  Christ,  the}^  were  baptized 
both  men  and  women.  Then  Simon  him- 
self believed  also  and  w^as  baptized. — 
When  PhiHp  taught  the  Eunuch  of  Ethi- 
opia, of  great  authority  under  Candace, 
the  queen  of  the  Ethiopians,  concerning 


49 


Christ,  from  the  words  of  Isaiah  53.  7. 
He  was  lead  as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter 
and  like  a  lamb  dumb  before  his  shearers. 
And  when  Philip  had  opened  this  scrip- 
ture to  the  Eunuch,  it  may  also  be  inferred 
from  the  text,  that  he  has  taught  him 
concerning  baptism  ;  then  the  Eunuch 
said:  See,  here  is  water;  what  does  it 
hinder  me  to  be  baptized  ?  But  PhiUp 
said  :  If  thou  believest  with  all  thine 
heart,  thou  mayest.  And  he  answered 
and  said :  I  believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Son 
of  God.  And  he  commanded  the  chariot 
to  stand  still,  and  they  went  into  the  wa- 
ter, both  Philip  and  the  Eunuch,  and  he 
baptized  him.  The  Eunuch  had  been 
worshipping  at  Jerusalem  at  the  same 
time.  Yet  he  must  first  be  instructed  and 
openly  acknowledge  that  Jesus  is  the  Son 
of  God,  before  he  could  be  baptized. 

Acts  9,  3.  18  :  When  Saul  had  gone 
out,  to  lay  hold  on  the  believers,  and  as 
he  journeyed,  he  came  near  to  Damascus. 
And  suddenly  there  shined  round  about 
him  a  light  from  heaven.  And  being 
chastened  of  the  Lord  for  his  persecution, 
and  also  at  the  same  time  instructed,  what 
he  should  do ;  upon  which  he  gave  him- 

4 


—  so- 
self  up  to  fasting  and  praying  three  days. 
Then  the  Lord  sent  his  disciple  Ananias? 
to  Saul,  and  as  he  came  to  him  and  laid 
his  hands  upon  him,  he  became  seeing  ; 
as  then  also  instructed  him,  that  he  must 
be  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  Then 
Paul  arose  and  wasbaptized,  and  forth- 
with began  to  preach  the  Gospel. 

Acts  10  :  There  was  a  man,  named  Cor- 
nelius, a  devout  man,  one  that  feared  God 
with  all  his  house,  which  gave  much  alms 
to  the  people  and  prayed  to  God  always. 
And  as  he  had  fasted  four  days,  an  An- 
gel came  to  him  and  said  unto  him  :  Thy 
prayer  is  heard  and  thy  alms  are  had  in 
remembrance  in  the  sight  of  God.  Send 
therefore  to  Peter  who  will  tell  thee  what 
thou  oughtest  to  do.  And  when  Peter 
came  to  Cornelius,  as  he  was  assembled 
wnth  his  kinsmen  and  friends,  then  Peter 
began  to  speak  of  Jesus  Christ,  how  God 
had  anointed  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  how  he  went  about  doing  good,  and 
healed  those  that  were  sick  in  Jewry : 
Him  have  they  slain  and  hanged  on  a 
tree.  To  him  give  all  the  Prophets  wit- 
ness, that  through  his  name  whosoever  be- 
lieyeth  in  him,  shall  receive  remission  of 


—  51  — 

eins.  And  as  he  yet  spake  these  words, 
the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which 
heard  the  word.  Then  said  Peter :  Can 
any  man  forbid  water,  that  these  should 
not  be  baptized  which  have  received  the 
Holy  Ghost  as  well  as  we  ?  And  he  com- 
manded them  to  be  baptized  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord.  Cornelius  must  also  be  first 
instructed  and  all  his,  to  believe  on  Jesus 
Christ,  before  they  could  be  baptized  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Acts  16,  14.  15  :  As  Paul  preached 
the  word  to  the  women  who  had  come  to- 
gether there,  and  a  woman,  named  Lydia, 
which  feared  God,  a  seller  of  purple  of 
the  city  of  Thyatira,  who  hearkened  and 
whose  heart  the  Lord  opened,  because  she 
attended  to  the  things  which  were  spoken 
by  Paul.  And  she  was  baptized  and  her 
household.  She  besought  us,  saying  :  K 
ye  have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the 
Lord  Jesus,  come  into  my  house  and  abide 
there.  And  she  constrained  us.  So  was 
Lydia  baptized,  after  having  been  taught, 
and  all  hers,  ibid.  v.  27  to  33.  When 
Paul  and  Silas  were  imprisoned  and  pray- 
ed ;  when  immediately  all  the  doors  were 
opened  and  every  one*s  bonds  loosed.  -^ 


—  52  — 

And  the  keeper  of  the  prison,  awakening 
out  of  sleep,  seeing  the  doors  open,  he 
drew  out  his  sword  and  would  have  killed 
himself,  supposing,  that  the  prisoners  had 
been  fled.  But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  sa3dng :  Do  thyself  no  harm ;  for 
we  are  all  here!  This  brought  the  jailor 
into  an  affecting  contrition  of  the  heart. 
And  he  called  for  a  light  and  sprang  in 
and  came  trembling,  and  fell  do^vn  before 
Paul  and  Silas.  And  brought  them  out 
and  said :  What  shall  I  do,  to  be  saved? 
And  they  said  :  Believe  on  the  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ,  and  thou  shalt  be  saved  and 
thy  house.  And  they  spake  unto  him 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  that  were 
in  his  house.  And  he  took  them  the 
same  hour  of  the  night  and  washed  their 
stripes,  and  was  baptized,  he  and  all  his, 
straightway  and  rejoiced,  believing  in  the 
Lord  with  all  his  house. 

Acts  18.  8.  When  Paul  was  at  Corinth 
and  taught,  Crispus,  the  Chief  Kuler  of 
the  Synagogue,  believed  in  the  Lord  with 
all  his  house,  and  many  of  the  Corinthi- 
ans, which  heard,  beUeved.  Here  they 
were  also  first  taught,  then  beheved;  and 
afterwards  were  baptized. 


—  53  — 

Acts  19,  4.  5.  When  Paul  met  with 
certain  Disciples,  he  asked  them :  Unto 
what  then  were  ye  baptized  ?  And  they 
said:  unto  John's  baptism.  Then  said 
Paul :  John  verily  baptized  with  the  bap- 
tism of  repentance,  saying  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  should  believe  on  Him, 
who  should  come  after  him,  that  is :  on 
Christ  Jesus.  And  when  they  heard  this, 
they  were  baptized  in  the  name  of  the 
Lm'd  Jesus.  So  it  was  with  the  order  of 
baptism.  The  subjects  were  to  be  first 
instructed  and  led  to  believe,  and  then 
baptized.  As  the  most  notable  points  have 
been  drawn  out  from  the  Acts  of  the 
Apostles,  about  this  subject,  whereby  can 
be  seen,  that  the  Apostles  have  strictly 
followed,  as  the  Lord  commanded  them, 
as  he  was  departing  from  their  midst, 
Math.  28,  19.  Mark.  14,  16. 

So  also  the  shadows  and  tj/^es  of  bap- 
tism under  the  old  Covenant,  were  insti- 
tuted according  to  the  command  of  the 
Lord.  For  they  had  also  sundry  baptisms 
Heb.  9,  10.  As  is  also  shown  concerning 
it,  in  the  baptism  of  the  S]3irit,  what  be- 
longs to  the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
So  it  will  also  be  shown  here,  what  be- 


—  54  — 

longs  io  'water-baptism.  For  water-bap- 
tism in  the  new  Covenant,  had  also  its 
types  and  shadows  under  the  old  Cove- 
nant in  the  Tabernacle  of  Moses ;  for  the 
principle  parts  in  the  Church  of  Christ 
are  set  forth  through  Moses  by  the  figu- 
rative Tabernacle,  consisting  in  types  ; 
also  in  Aaron,  the  High-Priest,  and  in 
Israel ;  for  in  Israel  were  many  shadows 
and  types  upon  the  Church  of  Christ.  — 
But  in  this  place  shall  only  that  be  no- 
ticed which  belongs  to  water-baptism  from 
which  can  be  seen  that  those,  to  whom 
water-baptism  was  adjudged,  had  been 
previously  believers  in  God.  Baptism  is 
also  called  in  the  baptism  of  the  Spirit  a 
washing,  Titus  3,  5.,  the  washing  of  re- 
generation, which  he  hath  plentifully 
poured  out  upon  us. 

Therefore  examine  well  the  water-bap- 
tism in  the  types.  It  was  told  to  Moses 
in  2nd  Book,  29,  4,  he  should  bring  Aa- 
ron and  his  sons  unto  the  door  of  the  Ta- 
bernacle of  the  Congregation,  and  shall 
wash  them  with  water ;  then  he  should 
put  the  garment  upon  Aaron.  How  this 
washing  and  consecrating  is  to  be  perfor- 
med, Moses  writes  in  the  4th  Book  8,  6. 


—  55  — 

Take  the  Levites  from  among  the  Child- 
ren of  Israel  and  cleanse  them.  And  thus 
shalt  thou  do  unto  them  to  cleanse  them. 
Sprinkle  purifying  water  upon  them.  — 
What  kind  of  sprinkle  this  was,  can  be 
seen,  4th  Book  9,17.  The  Lord  spake 
there  of  a  pecuHar  oflfering  that  was  call- 
ed a  sin-offering.  Speak  unto  the  Child- 
ren of  Israel,  that  they  bring  thee  a  red 
heifer  without  spot,  wherein  is  no  blem- 
ish. And  ye  shall  give  her  unto  Eleazar, 
tlie  Priest,  that  he  may  bring  her  forth 
without  the  Camp,  and  one  shall  slay  her 
before  his  face.  And  shall  burn  the  hei- 
fer in  his  sight,  her  flesh,  her  skin  and 
her  blood  with  her  dung.  And  the  priest 
shall  take  cedar-wood  and  hyssop  and  scar- 
let and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  burn- 
ing of  the  heifer.  And  a  man,  that  is 
clean,  shall  gather  up  the  ashes  of  the 
heifer  and  lay  them  up  without  the  camp 
in  a  clean  place,  and  it  shall  be  kept  for 
the  Congregation  of  the  Children  of  Isra-- 
el  for  a  water  of  separation,  it  is  a  purifi- 
cation for  sin.  And  then  they  put  to- 
gether into  one  vessel  the  ashes  and  run- 
ning water ;  this  becomes  a  ^purifying  ica- 
ier  wherewith  they  sprinkle  them  to  pu- 


56 


rification.  This  offering  was  a  peculiar  of- 
ering  typical  upon  Christ;  the  heifer  must 
be  entire,  without  fault,  and  upon  which 
never  came  yoke.  Christ  was  likewise 
without  spot  or  blemish,  nor  had  he  the 
yoke  of  sin  upon  him,  1  Peter  2,  22.  — 
This  offering  had  to  be  killed  before  the 
Priest  without  the  Camp ;  Christ  was 
slain  out  of  Jerusalem.  The  heifer  had 
to  be  burnt  with  all  its  parts,  in  addition 
to  well  scented  odors.  Christ  suffered 
with  his  whole  body  without  the  Gate,  in 
a  precious  savor  of  love,  meekness  and 
forbearance,  Heb.  13,  12.  The  ashes  of 
the  heifer  had  to  be  kept  with  care  at  a 
clean  j^lace,  for  a  sin-  or  sprinkling-water, 
with  which  Israel  was  to  be  purified,  Heb. 
9,  13.  The  ashes  of  the  heifer  sprinkled, 
sanctifieth  the  uncleanness  to  bodily  pu- 
rity ;  in  the  ashes  of  the  heifer  was  corrl- 
prehended :  skin,  blood  and  dung,  besides 
the  well-scented  cedar-wood,  hyssop  and 
scarlet  wool ;  and  those  who  were  made 
pure  with  the  ashes  in  the  sprinkling  wa- 
ter, they  had  part  in  all  this. 

In  the  offering  of  Jesus  was  compre- 
hended his  flesh  and  blood,  together  with 
his  well  savored  benefits,  which  he  exhi- 


—  57—     ■  \ 

bited  to  men,  when  he  was  in  the  flesh ; 
and  these  are,  so  to  speak,  burnt  in  his  of- 
fering on  the  Cross  and  separated  through 
death,  and  afterwards  ascended  to  heaven. 
But,  as  the  ashes  remained  over,  to  pu- 
rify the  impurity,  still  much  more  re- 
mained over  in  the  offering  of  Jesus,  the 
saving  name  of  Jesus  Christ;  in  whose 
name  is  the  true  purification,  forgiveness 
of  sins  and  eternal  salvation,  John  1,  12. 
Acts  2,  21.  and  4,  12.  Rom.  10,  13.  — 
Whosoever  shall  call  on  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  shall  be  saved.  This  name  should 
also  be  purely  preserved,  that  it  may  not 
be  misused.  Thus  it  can  be  seen  that  the 
purifying  water,  which  Moses  had  used 
on  Aaron  and  the  Levites,  and  was  also 
used  on  Israel,  was  a  type  of  water-bap- 
tism ;  for  the  wat^r  of  consecration  had 
to  be  used  with  the  ashes  of  the  sin-offer- 
ing ;  and  therefore  it  was  called  consecrar 
ting  water,  through  which  they  were  pu- 
rified. So  the  Lord  Jesus  has  also  com- 
manded. Math.  28,  19  :  That  water-bap- 
tism in  the  name  of  the  Father  and  of 
the  Son  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  should 
be  practized.  So  Peter  taught  also  Acts 
2,  38  :  Repent  and  be  ye  baptized  every 


—  58— 

one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ, 
to  remission  of  sins.  If  a  man  is  taught 
through  the  word  of  God,  and  believes  : 
if  he  comes  to  a  knowledge  of  his  sins, 
and  repents,  then  baptism  serves  him  to 
a  remission  of  sins.  But  not  so  as  if  the 
power  of  forgiving  sins  were  in  the  wa- 
ter ;  but  the  power  of  forgiving  sins  lies 
in  the  names  of  Jesus  Christ.  But  wa- 
ter and  the  name  of  the  true  sin-  and 
save-offering  of  Jesus  Christ  shall  go  toge- 
tlier,  as  stated  above,  in  the  shadows  and 
types,  that  the  ashes  of  the  heifer  and 
running  water  was  together  a  consecrat- 
ing-water,  and  should  be  employed  mth 
each  other,  that  they  should  be  purified 
with  the  same,  whilst  they  become  par- 
takers of  the  offering,  and  all  that  was 
burned  with  the  same.  Thus,  if  a  man 
is  baptized  in  the  faith,  that  Jesus  is  the 
save-offering,  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ, 
thus  the  subject  by  faith  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ,  becomes  a  partaker  of  the 
ofiering  of  the  body  and  blood,  which  was 
offered  for  sin  on  the  Cross.  And  wrought 
for  him  by  the  same  forgiveness  of  sins — 
Thus  baptism  is  a  fulfilling  of  all  right- 
eousness.    So  the  Lord  Jesus  has,  as  the 


59 


author  of  the  order  of  baptism,  begun  in 
the  new  Covenant,  Math.  3,  15.  Thus 
baptism  is  the  answer  of  a  good  consci- 
ence toward  God,  1  Pet.  3,  21.  Whilst 
therefore  baptism  is  a  fulfilling  of  right- 
eousness, and  an  answer  of  a  good  con- 
science with  God.  Also  must  we  have 
first  a  good  conscience,  through  faith  on 
the  righteousness  of  Jesus;  so  all  scrip- 
tures on  baptism  point  to  that :  that  first 
a  man  must  be  taught  and  believe  and  re- 
pent, for  without  faith  and  baptism,  ac- 
cording to  Holy  Scriptures,  none  come  to 
him,  as  is  also  stated  at  another  place. 
"Whatsoever  is  not  of  faith,  that  is  sin. — 
And  Heb.  11,  6 :  But  without  faith  it  is 
impossible  to  please  God.  Peter  writes, 
1  Epistle  3,  20  :  That  the  Ark  of  Noah 
in  the  flood,  was  significant  of  baptism, 
in  which  Ark  only  eight  souls  were  pre- 
served. These  were  also  believers,  Heb. 
11,  7.  By  faith  Noah  honored  God  and 
hath  prepared  the  ark  to  the  saving  of  his 
house,  V  29 .  By  faith  they  passed  through 
tlie  Red  Sea,  as  by  dry  land.  Paul  writes 
1  Cor.  10,  2:  And  were  all  baptized  unto 
Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea.  —  So 
far  from  the  old  Covenant  of  the  shadows 


—  60  — 

and  types,  what  pertains  to  water- bap- 
tism, so  far  as  I  can  now  compre- 
hend it. 


THE  FIFTH  PART. 

Of  the  benefit  of  water -baptism. 

The  benefit  of  water-baptism  is  not 
trifling  to  the  believer.  For  the  first,  it 
is  the  baptism  in  the  new  Covenant  an 
order  and  beginning  of  the  command  of 
Christ,  Math.  3,  15.  And  28,  16.  Mark. 
16,  16  ;  If  we  be  obedient  to  the  Lord  Je- 
sus, by  faith,  and  keep  his  command- 
ments, there  is  also  a  great  promise  at 
hand,  John  14,  23  :  If  any  man  love  me, 
he  will  keep  my  words,  and  my  Father 
will  love  him.  And  we  will  come  unto 
him  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  But 
if  the  Father  and  the  Son  through  the 
Spirit  live  with  men,  then  have  men  more, 
than  if  they  had  the  whole  world.  Then 
the  Almighty  is  to  him  his  inestimable 
reward,  Job  22,  21.  25.  &c.  Yes!  his 
shield  and  exceeding  great  and  eternal  re* 


—  61  — 

ward,  1  Book  Mos.  15,  1.  Further  bap- 
tism is  an  act,  which  is  conducive  to  the 
salvation  of  men,  Mark.  16,  16.  Math.  3 
15.  Baptism  is  a  fulfilling  of  all  right- 
eousness, 1  Pet.  3,  21.  Baptism  is  not 
the  putting  away  of  the  filth  of  the  flesh, 
but  the  answer  of  a  good  conscience  with 
God. 

Gal.  3,  26 :  For  ye  are  all  the  Child- 
ren of  God  by  faith  in  Christ  Jesus.  For 
as  many  of  you  as  have  been  baptized 
unto  Christ,  have  put  on  Christ.  If  in 
baptism  we  receive  forgiveness  of  sm, 
which  Christ  gained  for  us,  through  the 
offering  of  his  body  and  blood  on  the 
Cross,  by  faith  in  his  name,  then  we  have 
truly  put  on  Christ  and  his  righteousness. 

1  Cor.  12,  13,  Paul  writes  :  For  by  one 
Spirit  are  we  all  baptized  into  one  body. 
Here  the  Apostle  speaks  of  the  Body  or 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ,  of  which  Christ 
is  himself  the  Head  and  the  Bridegroom, 
which  is  also  a  House  and  Temple  of  God, 
through  the  Spirit  of  God,  in  one  heart 
and  soul  joined  together.  Acts  2,  Eph.  5, 
26.  That  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse 
it  with  the  washing  of  the  word ;  that  he 
might  present  it  to  himself  a  glorious 


—  62— 

Church,  not  having  spot  or  wrinkle  or 
any  such  thing;  but  that  it  should  be 
holy  and  without  blemish.  Thus  the  be- 
liever in  baptism  of  water  is  baptized 
through  the  word  of  the  Spirit,  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  to  a  member  of  Christ 
and  to  a  Temple  of  God,  1  Cor.  3,  16  : 
Know  ye  not,  that  ye  are  the  Temple  of 
God,  and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth 
in  you?  If  any  man  defile  the  Temple 
of  God,  him  shall  God  destroy,  for  the 
Temple  of  God  is  holy,  which  Temple  ye 
are.  2  Cor.  6,  16  :  I  will  dwell  in  them, 
and  walk  in  them,  and  I  will  be  their 
God  and  they  shall  be  my  people.  Then 
the  believer  is  sealed  with  the  pledge  of 
salvation,  Eph.  1, 13.  Then  we  have  died 
unto  sin  and  have  buried  it ;  then  we  can 
walk  in  a  new  life. 

Paul  writes,  Kom.  5,  of  the  sin  of 
Adam  :  how  it  became  mighty  and  has 
come  upon  all  men ;  in  that  they  all  have 
sinned.  But  on  the  other  hand  righteous- 
ness and  grace  to  life,  have  become  migh- 
tier through  Christ.  And  chap.  6  :  What 
shall  we  say  then  ?  Shall  we  continue  in 
sin,  that  grace  may  abound?  God  forbid  ! 
how  shall  we,  that  are  dead  to  sin,  live 


63 


any  longer  therein?  This  Paul  writes 
to  the  believing  Eomans.  But  how  does 
the  l^eliever  die  unto  sin  ?  Perceive  aright ! 
The  believer  dies  unto  sin,  in  the  offering 
of  Jesus  Christ,  in  his  death,  vs.  10:  For 
in  that  he  died,  he  died  unto  sin  once ; 
but  in  that  he  lives,  he  lives  unto  God. — 
Thus  also  ye !  reckon  yourselves  to  be 
dead  indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto  God, 
through  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  Of  this 
Peter  writes  in  the  1.  Epist.  2,  24  :  Who 
his  own-self  bare  our  sins  in  his  body  on 
the  Tree,  that  we,  being  dead  to  sin, 
should  live  unto  righteousness,  by  whose 
stripes  ye  are  healed.  So  then  has  Jesus 
offered  up  sin,  slain  on  the  tree.  Surely 
he  has  borne  our  griefs  and  carried  our 
sorrow,  Isa.  53,  4.  And  because  of  our 
sins  Jesus  died  under  sin  and  overcame 
sin,  in  his  death  through  his  flesh  and 
blood,  has  wrought  for  us  an  eternal  sal- 
vation. Through  faith  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  we  become  partakers  of 
the  death  and  merits  of  Jesus,  and  die 
through  faith  unto  sin  with  Christ  on  the 
Cross,  vs.  6.  Thus  the  old  man  will  be 
crucified  with  Christ,  vs.  8.  Thus  we  die 
with  Christ.     Upon  such  and  like  ground 


—  64  — 

of  faith  shall  the  believers  be  baptized  in 
the  death  of  their  only  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ.  On  this  wise  writes  Paul,  Kom. 
6,  3  :  Know  ye  not  that  as  many  of  us, 
as  were  baptized  in  Jesus  Christ,  were 
baptized  into  his  death  ? 

Thus  the  Apostles  have  taught  the  peo- 
ple, that  Jesus  Christ  is  the  Saviour, 
God's  beloved  Son,  sent  on  account  of  our 
sins,  and  suffered  for  the  human  race  on 
account  of  sin ;  crucified,  dead  and  buried 
and  arose  again ;  whereby  he  has  brought 
about  a  reconciHation  and  salvation,  and 
thereby  saved  man  from  darkness  and  Sa- 
tan, and  has  transplanted  him  in  his 
kmgdom.  To  be  read  :  Col.  chap.  1.  — 
Thus  Philip  has  also  taught  the  Eunuch 
from  Isa.  53.  So,  if  men  could  believe 
in  such  and  like  Doctrines :  that  Jesus 
was  the  Christ,  then  they  were  baptized 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  with  wa- 
ter, into  the  death  of  Christ.  The  wa- 
ter was  then  a  sign,  with  the  Spirit,  1, 
John  5,  8  :  that  the  believer  had  faith, 
that  Jesus  is  the  Saviour,  and  that  the 
believer  died  unto  his  sins  with  Jesus  on 
the  Cross.  Thus,  that  the  believer  is 
baptized  in  the  death  of  Christ,  Rom,  6, 4. 


—  65  — 

Therefore  we  are  buried  with  him  in 
baptism  into  death,  that,  like  as  Christ 
was  raised  up  from  the  dead  by  the  glory 
of  the  Father,  even  so  we  also,  shall  walk 
in  newness  of  life.  Hence  then  believers 
who  are  born  with  Christ,  also  are  buried 
with  him.  What  is  this :  to  be  buried 
with  Christ?  It  is  the  putting  away  of 
the  old  man  of  sin,  which  is  crucified 
with  Christ,  as  vs.  6,  above  is  shown.  — 
For  by  faith  and  putting  off  the  body  of 
sin  the  old  man  of  the  believer  becomes 
more  and  more  still  crucified ;  as  Paul 
writes,  Gal.  5,  24  :  And  they  that  are 
Christ's,  have  crucified  the  flesh  with  the 
affections  and  lusts.  Further  of  this  bap- 
tizing unto  death.  Should  the  old  man 
of  sin  by  baptism,  or  with  water  be  bu- 
ried into  death,  the  same  as  the  external 
with  earth  (is  covered  over)  in  death? — 
Ah,  beloved  reader !  consider  this  matter 
well.  The  earth  is  externally  visible  and 
can  be  touched ;  so  also  the  outward  man, 
which  is  of  God  made  out  of  earth,  and 
gets  his  nourishment  from  the  earth  and 
will  also  be  finally  buried  in  the  earth  ; 
thus  the  water  is  also  visible  outwardly 
and  touchable,  and  the  outward  man  also 

5 


—  66  — 

lives  of  it,  as  many  bodies  of  men  are  al- 
so buried  in  the  water.  But  the  imvard 
new  man  is  spiritual,  the  same  also  the 
old  man.  Whilst  the  covetous  inner  old 
man  is  spiritual :  so  he  must  also  be  buried 
by  spiritual  things  or  means.  Since  there- 
fore water-baptism  is  also  still  not  prac- 
ticed by  the  believer  without  spirituality, 
thus  the  old  man,  or  sin  in  baptism,  or 
ihrough  baptism  is  also  buried  into  death 
through  the  spirituality,  so  practized  in 
l)aptism.  But  how  is  it  done  ?  Peter  said, 
Acts  2,  38  :  Repent  and  be  ye  baptized 
every  one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  unto  remission  of  sin,  and^ye  shall 
receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  It  is 
shown  in  the  foregoing  that  forgiveness  of 
sin  consists  in  faith  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Acts  4,  12.  Neither 
is  there  salvation  in  any  other,  for  there 
is  none  other  name  given  under  heaven 
among  men,  whereby  we  must  Ije  saved. 
Since,  therefore,  in  baptism,  in  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ,  there  is  forgiveness  of 
sins :  the  Apostle  exhorts.  Acts  22,  16  : 
And  now,  why  tarriest  thou  ?  Arise  and 
]je  baptized  and  wash  away  thy  sins,  call- 
incf  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  !     Baptism 


—  or- 
is then  called  a  washing  away  of  sin,  Eph. 
5,  26  :  That  he  might  sanctify  and  wash 
it  with  the  washing  of  water  hy  tJw  loord. 
Hence  is  the  looi'd,  John  1,  4.  12.  VJ,  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  trite  washing  in 
baptism.  For  in  the  word  of  the  Spirit, 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
believer  is  washed  and  has  forgiveness  of 
sin,  and  where  there  is  forgiveness  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  there  also  is  the 
burying  of  sin  into  death,  >in  the  name 
of  the  Lord.  Hence  you  may  understand, 
beloved  reader !  that  the  old  man  of  sin 
is  not  washed  away  with  elementary  wa- 
ter ;  also,  that  the  old  man,  sin,  may  not 
be  buried  with  elementary  water.  For 
if  we  would  ascribe  so  much  power  and 
efficacy  to  elementary  water,  in  that  way, 
we  would  surely  lessen  the  divine  power 
and  honor  of  Christ  by  it,  and  would  ea- 
sily be  converted  into  an  idol  of  men  ;  for 
baptism  is  not  the  taking  away  of  the 
filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  answer  of  a  good 
conscience  with  the  reconciled  sinner  to- 
wards God.  Out  of  the  words  :  to  be  bap- 
tized into  the  death  of  Christ,  and  buried 
into  his  death,  an  other  Doctrine  flows  : 
That  if  the  believer  gives  himself  up  to 


—  68  — 

baptism,  he  gives  himself  over,  body  and 
soul,  to  remain  faithful,  as  a  member  to 
and  in  Christ,  his  body  ;  he  binds  hence 
also  in  baptism,  to  bear  the  Cross  with 
Christ,  it  cost  what  it  may,  and  should  it 
cost  goods  and  chattels,  body  and  blood. 

The  believer  binds  himself,  so  that  he 
would  rather,  under  the  Cross  of  Christy 
be  laid  into  the  grave,  as  a  Martyr,  than 
deny  Christ,  so  that  he  might  also  rise 
again  with  Christ  in  glory.  Paul  writes 
of  this,  Rom.  6,  5 :  For  if  we  have  been 
planted  together  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  likeness 
of  his  resurrection.  And  above  all  this 
there  are  in  baptism  the  Spirit,  the  water 
and  the  blood  that  witness,  and  these  three 
are  together.  If  we  receive  the  witness 
of  men,  the  witness  of  God  is  greater  ; 
for  this  is  the  witness  of  God,  which  he 
has  testified  of  his  Son.  He  that  believes 
on  the  Son,  has  this  witness  in  himself, 
1.  John,  5,  8.  9.  10. 

If  therefore  the  believer  through  bap- 
tism died  and  is  buried  unto  sin,  hence  he 
can  also  arise  with  Christ  in  a  new  life ; 
and  then  also  walk  in  newness  of  life,  as 
shown  above  already  in  the  Third  Part, 


—  co- 
in the  renewing  of  man.  Of  the  benefit 
of  baptism  in  the  old  Covenant,  we  have 
also  seen :  That  Aaron  together  -with  his 
sons,  was  washed  with  the  concecrating 
water,  sprinkled  therewith  and  sanctified 
for  the  office  of  the  priesthood.  The  Le- 
vites  were  sprinkled  with  the  consecrat- 
ing-water,  and  thereby  sanctified  for  the 
service  of  the  Tabernacle.  Israel  was 
baptized  unto  Moses,  in  the  cloud  and  in 
the  sea,  and  thus  saved  from  his  enemy. 
The  Ark  of  Noah  in  the  flood,  was  a  sig- 
nification of  baptism.  And  Noah  together 
mth  his  wife,  his  three  sons  and  their 
wives,  were  preserved  therein. 

And  so  it  can  be  seen  that  the  believers 
in  the  old  and  new  Covenant  have  enjoy- 
ed a  very  great  benefit,  in  body  and  soul, 
through  baptism,  and  so  it  is  still,  if  it 
is  only  received  according  to  the  command 
of  Christ. 


THE  SIXTH  PART. 

Of  the  order  of  water -baptism,  how  it 

shall  be  practiced  the  nearest  way, 

according .  to  scripture. 

In  the  beginning  it  was  already  taught, 
how  water-baptism  is  at  present  practiced 
in  a  divided  order.  Hence  there  is  rea- 
son to  look  to  the  Holy  Scripture,  in  order 
to  see  which  may  be  the  nearest  order  or 
mode.  But  we  have  in  the  Scripture  of 
the  new  Covenant  no  order  or  mode  ex- 
pressed in  words,  how  much  or  how  little 
water  shall  be  used ;  whether  dipt  under 
the  water,  or  whether  it  shall  be  poured 
out,  or  sprinkled. 

But  whilst  God  is  a  wise  God,  yes ! 
who  is  himself  wisdom,  has  so  wisely  ar- 
ranged all  his  forms  of  order  in  the  Holy 
Scripture,  so  that  each  one  is  adapted  to 
the  other,  without  any  hinderance :  also 
that  one  flows  out  of  the  other  in  the 
most  beautiful  order  and  harmony — So 
also  has  the  Lord  noticed  the  baptisms  in 
his  word  :  the  baptism  of  the  Spirit,  wa- 
ter-baptism, suffering-baptism.  And  these 
follow  harmoniously  one  upon  the  other. 


—  71  — 

But  it  is  shown  from  the  old  and  new 
Testament  in  the  preceeding  of  the  bap- 
tism of  the  Spirit,  that  also  in  the  Spirit's 
baptism  the  word  baptism  signifies  a 
sprinkling  or  pouring.  And  that  the  word 
mit\  ^prinMe  and  pour  are  also  used  by 
the  Spirit's  baptism.  And  whereby  the 
Gospel  is  poured  out,  sprinkled  and  sowed 
upon  the  field  of  the  world,  upon  men 
namely,  or  over  all  people,  by  Jesus  and 
his  Ambassadors,  and  by  which  men  are 
to  be  prepared  by  God  himself  to  repen- 
tance. Thus  we  have  a  type  for  the  order 
of  water-baptism  :  the  divine  baptism,  of 
the  divine  Author  Jesus.  And  if  he  is  fol- 
lowed, then  his  will  is  done,  and  we  shall 
then  not  miss  the  way,  but  much  more  go 
the  true  way ;  for  Jesus  is  himself  the 
way  and  tile  truth.  Hence  we  have  great 
rea»son  to  take  before  us  rightly  the  image 
of  divine  baptism  of  Jesus,  and  rightly 
examine  it  ;  there  is  much  reason  herein 
to  do  as  God  said  to  Moses,  when  he  com- 
manded him,  to  make  the  Tabernacle  : 
And  see  to  it !  that  thou  make  it  accor- 
ding to  the  copy,  which  was  shown  thee 
thereof,  2.  Book  Mos.  25,  40.  Heb.  8.  5. 
Acts  7,  44. 


—  72  — 

It  appears  as  if  the  divine  and  heaven- 
ly Tabernacle  was  shown  unto  Moses  up- 
on the  Mount ;  and  according  to  this  fi- 
gure Moses  should  make  this  figurative 
Tabernacle,  as  was  then  expressly  told 
Moses  :  he  should  see,  that  he  also  made 
it.  Thus  the  order  of  spiritual  baptism 
isan  evident  pattern  that  men  should  look 
likewise,  that  the  order  of  water-baptism 
should  be  according  to  it,  and  water-bap- 
tism by  pouring,  be  considered  the  near- 
est and  most  correct,  according  to  Scrip- 
ture. Therefore,  as  it  is  arranged  accor- 
ding to  the  order  of  divine  baptism,  and 
the  water  to  be  poured  on  the  head  of  the 
subject  of  baptism.  But  how  much  wa- 
ter shall  it  be  ?  There  is  no  measure  gi- 
ven us  in  spiritual  baptism ;  as  also  one 
receives  spiritual  baptism  more  abundant- 
ly than  others.  And  if  however  in  wa- 
ter-baptism somewhat  more  would  be 
poured,  yet  he  is  therefore  not  purer  than 
he  who  received  less  water.  Whereas 
water  does  not  wash  away  sin,  but  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

But  that  the  Spirit's  baptism  and  wa- 
ter-baptism consists  in  one  and  the  same 
order,  John  the  Baptist  shows,  Math.  3, 


—  73  — 

when  he  says  :  I  baptize  you  with  water, 
but  he  that  cometh  after  me,  the  same 
shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost. — 
So  then  water-baptism  stands  in  the  same 
order  with  it.  And  the  Spirit's  baptism 
stands  also  in  the  same  order  with  it.  — 
Hence  by  the  word  %mth  we  can  under- 
stand, that  John  by  this  connecting  word 
loiih  had  named  two  baptisms  under  one 
and  the  same  order  or  mode. 

So  Paul  writes  also,  1  Cor.  3,  6,  when 
he  speaks  of  the  doctrine  of  baptism  :  I 
have  planted,  Appollo  watered,  but  God 
gave  the  increase.  As  if  he  would  say  : 
I  have  taught,  and  Appollo  baptized,  but 
every  one  shall  receive  according  to  his 
works. 

Wherefore  baptism  is  here  called  a  wa- 
tering according  to  the  type  of  the  spiri- 
tual baptism ;  which  is  also  called  an  out- 
pouring, as  above  mentioned.  Paul  writes 
chap.  .1.  before :  that  he  had  not  baptized 
man}^,  for  Christ  had  not  sent  him  to  bap- 
tize, but  to  preach  the  Gospel.  And  Acts 
18,  7.  8 :  But  when  Paul  preached  the 
Gospel  at  Corinth,  then  many  of  the  Co- 
rinthians believed  and  were  baptized,  1 
Cor.  12;  13 :  For  we  are  all  baptized  by 


—  74  — 

one  Spirit  into  one  body,  whether  we  be 
Jews  or  Gentiles,  whether  bond  or  free  ; 
and  have  all  been  made  to  drink  into  one 
Spirit.  But  though  Paul  baptized  few  of 
them,  yet  they  were  nevertheless  all  bap- 
tized by  some  one  else.  For  Appollo  was 
also  at  this  time  at  Corinth,  Acts  19,  1. 
Hence  St.  Paul  also  wrote :  I  have  plan- 
ted, Appollo  watered.  Acts  18,  24.  26, 
we  see  that  this  same  Appollo  was  a  Jew 
born  at  Alexandria,  an  eloquent  man  and 
mighty  in  the  Scri]3ture,  being  fervent  in 
the  Spirit,  he  spake  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
knowing  only  of  the  baptism  of  John,  of 
Aquilla  and  Priscilla  he  was  more  perfect 
taught  in  the  way  of  God.  Hence  it  may 
well  be  imagined  that  he  was  still  more 
diligent  hereafter  in  the  baptism  which 
Jesus  had  commanded.  Math.  28  :  Teach 
them  and  baptize  them.  Hence  it  is  seen 
that  Paul  taught  at  Corinth,  and  A23pollo 
baptized. 

That  the  water  shall  come  upon  the 
subject  from  above  upon  him :  the  types 
and  shadows  in  the  old  Covenant  amply 
testif3^  1  Pet.  3,  21,  we  see  that  the  ark 
in  the  time  of  the  flood,  was  a  significa- 
tion of  water-baptism ;  the  Ark  stood  up- 


—  ib  — 

on  dry  ground,  as  Noah  with  all  his  en- 
tered for  their  safety,  and  the  water  fell 
as  a  baptism  upon  the  Ark. 

Of  the  believing  Israelites  Paul  writes 
1  Cor.  10,  2  :  And  were  all  baptized  unto 
Moses,  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea.  2,  B. 
Mos.  14,  19.  22  :  And  the  pillar  of  cloud 
went  from  before  their  face  and  stood  be- 
hind them,  and  it  was  a  dark  cloud  above 
them,  between  the  host  of  Israel  and  the 
host  of  the  Egyptians,  and  also  between 
them ;  the  water  stood  on  both  sides  as 
walls,  and  Israel,  walked  on  dry  ground. 
The  water  stood  on  both  sides  higher  than 
Israel.  And  this  was  called  a  baptism  to 
Israel.  Here  we  see  that  Israel  had  the 
baptism  from  above  and  over  them,  and 
not  beneath  them.  The  baptism  is  the 
figurative  Tabernacle,  with  the  consecra- 
ting-water,  was  a  sprinkling,  with  which 
were  sprinkled,  washed  and  purified  both 
Aaron,  his  sons  and  the  Levites.  If  one 
was  unclean,  he  had  to  be  purified  and 
purged  with  the  same.  Therefore,  Heb. 
9,  10,  the  sundry  baptisms  and  outward 
holiness  is  thought  of,  and  vs.  13,  the 
ashes  of  the  heifer  sprinkled,  sanctifieth 
the  uncleanness  of  bodily  purifying.  4th 


—  76— 

Book  Mos.  19.  9.  18..  2.  B.  Mos.  29,  4  : 
And  thou  slialt  wash  Aaron  and  his  sons 
with  water.  4.  B.  Mos.  8,  6.  7 :  Take 
the  Levites  and  purify  them  !  And  thus 
shalt  thou  do  with  them,  that  thou  puri- 
fiest  them :  thou  shalt  sprinkle  consecrat- 
ing-water  upon  them.  Thus  can  be  seen 
water-baptism  in  all  the  types  and  shad- 
ows, that  water  shall  be  poured  on  the 
head  of  the  believer  in  water-baptism. 

This  I  purpose  to  close  with  a  conside- 
rable, forcible  piece.  Jesus  Christ  is  the 
Head  of  his  Church,  Eph.  5,  23,  and  at 
the  Head  has  water-baptism  taken  its  be- 
ginning in  the  new  Covenant,  to  a  fulfill- 
ment of  all  righteousness.  Math.  3,15. — 
Afterwards  also  upon  the  members  of  his 
Body,  Acts  2,  21,  whose  believing  bodies 
are  the  Temple  of  God,  1  Cor.  3,  16,  6, 
19.  2  Cor.  6,  16.  But  as  the  believers 
have  become  a  Temj)le  of  God,  hence  wa- 
ter-baptism should  necessarily  make  its 
beginning  at  such  Temple  ujDon  the  Head, 
in  like  manner  as  it  took  its  beginning  in 
Christ,  who  is  the  Head  of  the  divine 
temple  of  God  which  is  his  house,  H.  3,  6. 

What  persons  or  people  shall,  be  bap 
tized,  is  already  satisfactorily  signified  in 


—  Ti- 
the foregoing ;  but  whereby  might  yet  be 
noticed,  namely  :  that  those  who  had  been 
diligently  instructed  and  taught,  who  have 
sincerely  repented,  and  with  all  their 
heart  believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  he 
is  the  Saviour,  the  true  and  only  Saviour, 
such,  and  upon  such  faith  shall  be  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  of  all 
Tribes  of  men ;  but  of  untaught,  ignorant 
unbelieving,  impenitent  and  minors,  we 
find  no  Scripture,  that  they.should  be  bap- 
tized with  water,  but  much  more  that 
they  should  first  be  taught.  But  if  such 
are  baptized,  as  it  is  said,  it  can  yet  not 
be  seen,  that  it  is  an  evangelical  baptism, 
nor  that  the  subject  have  any  benefit  un- 
to salvation  therefrom,  because  it  cometh 
not  out  of  the  faith  with  the  subject  of 
baptism,  Kom.  14,  23.  For  whatsoever 
is  not  of  faith,  is  sin,  Heb.  11,  6.  For 
without  faith  it  is  impossible,  to  please 
God,  for  he  that  cometh  to  God,  must  be- 
lieve, that  he  is,  and  that  he  is  a  rewarder 
of  them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

So,  beloved  reader !  thou  hast  an  order 
or  mode  of  water-baptism,  drawn  up  out 
of  the  old  and  new  Testament;  and  as  I 
believe,  without  historical  writings,  with- 


—  78  — 

out  men's  Doctrines ;  but  according  to  the 
mind  of  the  Spirit,  drawn  out  alone  from 
the  Canonical  Books  of  the  Bible,  as  there 
is  no  nearer  ground,  that  can  be  found^ 
than  that  contained  in  these  Books. 
Now  follows  the  baptism  of  suffering. 


THE  SEVENTH  PART. 

Of    the  baptism  of  the   sufferings 

OVER   JESUS. 

In  the  Gospel  of  the  new  Covenant 
there  is  named  by  Jesus  a  baptism  of  suf- 
ferings, in  which  baptism  the  Lord  Jesus 
was  the  first  subject  of  the  new  Cove- 
nant. Under  this  baptism  hath  Jesus 
conquered  the  Devil,  the  enemy  and  sin, 
and  opened  to  us  and  paved  the  way  into 
his  eternal  Kingdom,  as  he  also  bids  all 
them  that  are  his,  to  follow  him.  Of  this 
baptism  Jesus  teaches,  Luke  12,  49.  50  : 
I  am  come  to  send  fire  on  earth ;  and 
what  will  I,  if  it  be  already  kindled !  But 
I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized^with ;  and 
how   am   I  straitened   till   it  be  accom- 


—  79  — 

plished !  Of  this  baptism  Jesus  spoke  to 
the  mother  of  Zebedee  and  her  sons,  Math. 
20,  22,  23  :  Are  ye  able  to  drink  of  the 
cup  that  I  shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  bap- 
tized with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized 
with  ?  They  said  unto  him  :  we  are  able. 
And  he  saith  unto  them :  Ye  shall  drink 
indeed  of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized  with 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with.  — 
As  also  to  be  seen  Mark.  10,  38,  39. ;  there 
Jesus  spake  of  the  baptism  of  his  suffer- 
ings, bearing  his  Cross,  drinking  his  Cup, 
which  all  so  much  and  severe  would  come 
over  or  upon  him  that  it  would  take  from 
him  his  jDresent  life;  on  which  account 
he  became  much  troubled.  And  that  Je- 
sus called  a  baptism  to  him.  Therefore 
also,  is  the  Cross  and  suffering  that  comes 
over  his  Disciples,  called  a  baptism.  The 
same  is  the  outpouring  of  the  blood  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  to  his  Disciples  a  per- 
fect baptism,  whereof  Jesus  had  spoken. 
But  without  sorrows  and  sufferings  this 
baptism  cannot  be  accomplished.  So  also 
the  cup  of  sufferings  and  shedding  of 
blood  is  perfect  in  various  afflictions.  Of 
this  cup  and  shedding  of  blood  Jesus 
spake,  Math.  26.  Mark  14.  Luke  22  :  this 


—  80  — 

is  the  cup  of  the  new  Testament  in  my 
blood  that  is  shed  for  you.  In  this  out- 
pouring and  baptism  of  sufferings  upon 
the  blood  of  Christ,  are  also  various  types 
and  shadows  in  the  old  Covenant,  in  the 
Tabernacle  of  Moses,  which,  Heb.  9,  10, 
is  counted  among  the  various  baptisms  ; 
for  in  like  manner  as  the  divine  baptism 
and  water-baptism  had  their  types  in  the 
old  Covenant,  so  had  also  the  baptism  of 
sufferings  its  types  and  shadows  in  the 
old  Covenant;  for  there  all  had  to  be 
sprinkled  and  purified  with  blood,  and 
that  signified  the  baptism  of  sufferings 
and  shedding  of  blood  of  Jesus,  Heb.  9, 
19.  For  when  Moses  had  spoken  every 
precept  to  all  the  people  according  to  the 
law,  he  took  the  blood  of  calves  and  goats 
with  water  and  scarlet-wool  and  hyssop, 
and  sprinkled  both  the  Book  nnd  all  the 
people,  saying  :  This  is  the  blood  of  the 
Testament  which  God  hath  enjoined  un- 
to you.  Moreover  he  sprinkled  with  blood 
both  the  Tabernacle  and  all  the  vessels 
of  the  ministry.  And  almost  all  things 
are  purged  with  blood  hj  the  law,  and 
without  shedding  of  blood  is  no  remission. 
All  this  aimed  on  the  baptism  of  suffer^ 


—  Sl- 
ings of  Jesus ;  as  all  things,  implements 
and  men,  which  would  come  to  the  sanc- 
tuary of  God,  must  be  purified  through 
the  suffering-baptism  of  Jesus ;  for  with- 
out shedding  of  the  blood  of  Jesus  was 
no  forgiveness  of  sin  to  be  obtained.  And 
although  the  blood  in  the  offerings  for 
sin  was  sprinkled  out  in  various  kinds  of 
baptisms  and  outward  holiness,  it  was 
notwithstanding  only  a  pointing  out  of*' 
the  baptism  of  sufferings  and  outpouring 
blood  of  Jesus.  And  although  the  High 
Priests  went  every  year  with  blood  into 
the  sanctuary,  to  offer  for  themselves  and 
the  people,  it  was  moreover  still  only  sig- 
nifying that  the  High-Priest,  Jesus,  would 
once  enter  through  his  own  blood,  and 
find  an  eternal  redemption.  Of  the  va- 
rious offerings,  the  blood  of  which  had  to 
be  poured  out  and  sprinkled,  there  can 
be  found  manifold  in  the  old  Covenant, 
of  which  also  several  shall  be  shown  here. 
In  2.  B.  Mos,  24.  6—8.  29, 12—21.  3. 
B.  Mos.  1,  5.  11  and  ch.  4 ;  ibid  ch.  5,9. 
ch.  7,  2.  8, 15 — 30  :  And  Moses  took  the 
anointing  oil  and  the  blood  upon  the  Al- 
tar, and  sprinkled  upon  Aaron  and  his 
garment,  upon   his   sons  and  their  gar- 

6 


—82  — 

ments.  And  chap.  9,  9.  18.  chap.  16,  14 
to  19.  Here  it  is  sho^vn  how  the  High- 
Priest  should  sprinkle  the  blood,  where- 
with he  goeth  into  the  Holj  of  the  Ho- 
lies. Vs.  27:  how  the  sin-offering,  whose 
blood  was  brought  in  the  Sanctuary,  had 
to  be  burned  without  the  Camp,  with  skin 
and  flesh  and  dung,  which  was  a  manifest 
type  of  the  offering  of  Jesus,  in  view  of 
the  outpouring  or  sprinkling  of  his  blood, 
which  is  denominated  a  baptism.  The 
sprinkling  out  and  pouring  out  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin-  and  burnt-offering  is 
still  more  found  at  other  places.  As  also 
with  the  Pass-over,  2  Chron.  30,  16 :  And 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood  from  the 
hand  of  the  Levites. 

All  these  sheddings  of  blood  and  sprink- 
lings are  fulfilled  in  the  suffering-baptism 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  in  his  body,  in  his  out- 
pouring of  blood,  in  his  death  out  of  Je- 
rusalem. Of  these  sufferings  Jesus  spoke 
Luke  12,  50 :  But  I  have  a  baptism  to 
be  baptized  with ;  and  how  am  I  strait- 
ened  till  it  be  accomplished.  But  how  it 
came  to  pass  with  this  baptism,  it  is  pro- 
per that  it  should  be  carried  out  some- 
what more  extensively.     When  Jesus  was 


—  83  — 

baptized  with  water  by  John,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  had  descended  upon  him,  in  bodily 
shape  of  a  dove,  than  was  Jesus  led  by 
the  Spirit  into  the  wilderness,  Luke  4,  2. 
and  being  forty  days  tempted  of  the  De- 
vil ;  afterwards  he  departed  from  him  for 
a  season.  Then  was  Jesus  also  hated  and 
despised  of  the  Pharisees  and  Scribes  on 
account  of  his  many  good  works,  and 
sought  to  take  away  his  life.  But  they 
could  not  prevail  against  him,  till  the  time 
was  fulfilled,  Psalms  129, 2.  •  But  when 
the  time  drew  near,  Jesus  became  much 
straitened  that  the  baptism  of  suffering 
and  shedding  of  blood  should  pass  over 
him,  hence  Jesus  had  well  prepared  him- 
self for  it,  Math.  26,  kept  the  Passover 
with  his  disciples,  and  instituted  the  Sup- 
per to  a  memorial  of  his  sufferings  and 
sheddmg  of  blood;  spoke  with  his  disci- 
ples concerning  his  sufferings ;  prayed  for 
them  and  commended  them  to  his  heav- 
enly Father,  John  17,  11.  Afterwards 
Jesus  went  out  to  the  Mount  of  Olives, 
to  meet  the  baptism  of  his  suflferings  and 
shedding  of  blood,  and  to  drink  the  bitter 
cup,  Luke  20.  Then  began  one  of  his 
sufferings,  there  became  Jesus  straitened, 


—  84  — 

because  he  knew  before  hand  how  severe 
the  baptism  of  sufferings  and  shedding  of 
blood  would  pass  over  him,  Mark.  14,  33. 
Then  he  began  to  be  sore  amazed  and  to 
be  very  heavy  and  saith  :  My  soul  is  ex- 
ceedingly sorrowful  unto  death ;  and  he 
went  forward  and  fell  on  the  ground  and 
prayed :  that,  if  it  were  possible,  the  hour 
might  pass  from  him.  And  said :  Abba, 
Father !  all  things  are  possible  unto  thee ; 
take  away  this  cup  from  me ;  neverthe- 
less not  what  I  will,  but  what  thou  wilt. 
And  he  prayed  so  earnestly,  that  because 
of  the  overwhelming  anguish  of  his  soul 
his  sweat,  as  drops  of  blood,  fell  on  the 
earth,  Luke  22,  44.  Then  began  the  bap- 
tism of  blood  with  Jesus ;  there  fell  the 
bloody  sweat  of  his  agony  from  his  most 
holy  countenance ! 

Afterwards  he  arose  from  prayer,  came 
to  his  disciples,  found  them  sleeping  and 
saith  unto  them  :  Alas  !  will  ye  now  sleep 
and  take  your  rest  ?  Behold,  he  that  be- 
trayeth  me,  is  at  hand,  Mark.  14,  41.  — 
And  as  he  yet  spake,  cometh  Judas,  and 
with  him  a  great  multitude  with  swords 
and  staves  from  the  Chief-  Priests ;  then 
Jesus  wenth  forth  {the  Lamby)  to  meet 


85 


them  in  meekness,  and  said :  whom  seek 
ye  ?  They  said :  Jesus  of  Nazareth ;  then 
said  he:  lam  he!  John  18.  Then  they 
took  Jesus  and  bound  him  and  led  him 
first  to  Hannas,  and  afterwards  to  Cai- 
phas  who  was  High-Priest  that  same  year. 
Then  the  High-Priest  asked  Jesus  of  his 
Disciples  and  of  his  Doctrine ;  Jesus  an- 
swered: I  spake  openly,  ask  them  that 
have  heard  me.  Then  one  of  the  ser- 
vants struck  Jesus  in  the  face  and  said : 
Shouldest  thou  answer  the  High  -  Priest 
so  ?  And  the  High-Priest  and  the  whole 
council  sought  false  witness  against  Jesus, 
but  their  testimonies  agreed  not  together. 
Then  said  the  High-Priest:  I  adjure  thee 
by  the  living  God,  that  thou  tell  us,  wether 
thou  art  Christ,  the  Son  of  God?  Jesus 
answered :  I  am.  As  soon  as  this  was 
known  to  Jesus,  then  began  the  baptism 
of  suffering  upon  his  head  :  they  that  kept 
him,  spit  in  his  face  and  smote  liim  with 
their  hands.  Some  struck  him  in  his  face 
and  said :  Prophesy  to  us,  thou  Christ ! 
who  struck  thee  ?  and  many  other  words 
of  blasphemy  spoke  they  unto  him.  Math. 
26,  63.  &c.  Mark.  14,  55.  &c.  Luke  22, 
.  6r3.  &c.     After  this  early  in  the  morning 


^86  — 

they  took  Jesus,  bound  him,  led  him  to 
Pilate,  before  the  Judgment  Hall  and  ac- 
cused him  with  false  accusation  :  how  he 
began  in  Galilee,  till  to  this  place,  pervert- 
ing the  nation,  and  forbidding  to  give  tri- 
bute to  Cesar,  Luke  23,  2.  &c.  When  Pi- 
late heard  of  Galilee,  then  he  sent  him 
to  Herod.  Bet  the  old  Serpent,  the  Dev- 
il, also  crept  along  with  the  Scribes  to 
Herod,  to  accuse  Jesus.  Then  Herod  and 
his  lightminded  courtiers  mocked  Jesus 
and  arrayed  him  mockishly  with  a  white 
garment,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. — 
And  Pilate  sought  to  release  Jesus  three 
times.  But  they  pressed  him  hard  and 
with  great  tumult,  to  crucify  Jesus,  Math. 
27,  27.  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  Gover- 
nor took  Jesus  into  the  Common-Hall  and 
stripped  and  put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe  ; 
and  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns,  they  put 
it  upon  his  head  and  a  reed  into  his  right 
hand,  and  bowed  the  knee  before  him  and 
mocked  him,  saying:  Hail,  King  of  the 
Jews !  And  they  spit  uj)on  him  and  took 
the  reed,  and  smote  on  his  head.  There 
is  seen,  how  the  baptism  of  suffering  be- 
gan upon  the  head  of  Jesus  ;  also  that 
the  bloodj  through  piercing  thorns,  flow- 


—  Sl- 
ed from  his  head  over  his  body,  so  that 
the  heathenish  Pilate,  through  sympathy 
and  the  deepest  sense  of  mercy,  was  in- 
duced to  exclaim  to  the  Jews,  saying  : 
Behold  the  man !  John  19,  5.  6.  But 
with  the  Jews  there  was  no  mercy  at  all, 
but  they  cried  j^et  the  more  :  Crucify^ 
crucify  Mm !  But  before  all  this  Jesus 
was  scourged  with  all  this,  so  thai  the 
blood  flowed  from  his  body.  Psalms  129, 
3.  The  plowers  plowed  upon  my  back ; 
they  made  long  their  furrows.  There  were 
then  long  stripes  cut  by  the  scourge  upon 
the  back  of  the  Holy  one,  that  the  inno- 
cent blood  flowed  from  it.  For  the  blood 
of  Jesus  had  to  be  spilt;  therefore  it  was 
also  called  a  baptism.  John  19,  IT.  And 
they  led  him  away,  and  he,  bearing  his 
Cross,  and  went  forth  into  a  place,  called 
the  place  of  a  skull,  where  they  crucified 
him.  There  Jesus  was  surrounded  by  the 
Serpent,  the  instrument  of  the  old  Drar 
gon,  who  dug  through  his  hands  and  feet 
and  nailed  him  to  the  Cross.  They  have 
expanded  him,  that  all  his  bones  might 
be  numbered.  Psalms  22,  18.  Then  was 
the  whole  body  of  Jesus  sprinkled  with 
blood ;  there  was  that  precious  blood  j^our- 


—  88  — 

ed  out  upon  the  earth,  when  Jesus  was 
crucified ;  the  same  as  with  the  figurative 
offering  of  the  Law,  the  blood  of  the  of- 
fering for  sin  had  to  be  sprinkled  and  be 
poured  upon  the  bottom  of  the  Altar  ;  so 
it  was  fulfilled  on  Jesus  the  only  true  of- 
fering :  that  his  entire  body  be  sprinkled 
with  blood,  as  Isaias  has  written  of  it, 
chap.  63 :  Who  is  he  that  cometh  from 
Edom,  with  dyed  garments  from  Bazrah, 
this  that  is  glorious  in  his  apparel,  trav- 
eling in  the  greatness  of  his  strength  ? — 
/  am  he,  (2.  B.  Mas.  3,  14.)  I  that  speak 
in  righteousness,  mighty  to  save.  Where- 
fore art  thou  red  in  thine  apparel,  like  him 
that  treadeth  in  the  wine-fat?  —  I  have 
trodden  the  wine-press  alone,  and  of  the 
people  there  was  none  with  me.  For  I 
will  tread  them  in  my  anger  and  trample 
them  in  my  fury ;  and  thy  blood  shall  be 
sprinkled  ujDon  my  garments,  and  I  will 
stain  all  my  raiment,  &c.  So  the  Lord 
Jesus  has  bruised  the  head  of  the  Ser- 
pent, but  the  Serpent  pierced  his  heel,  so 
that  all  his  garments  flowed  with  blood. 
In  this  strife  or  baptism  Jesus  became 
thirsty  and  said  :  I  thirst.  Math.  2G,  34. 
Then  gave  they  to  him  vinegar  mingled 


—  89  — 

with  gall,  Ps.  69,  22.  Jesus  cried  aloud 
and  said :  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthany ! 
That  is :  My  God,  My  God !  why  hast 
thou  forsaken  me  ?  Then  one  ran  and  fill- 
ed a  sponge  with  vinegar  and  put  it  on  a 
reed  and  gave  him  to  drink,  John  19,  20. 
When  Jesus  therefore  had  tasted  the  vi- 
negar, he  said :  It  is  finished,  and  bowed 
his  head  and  died.  When  Jesus  had 
drunk  the  cup  and  endured  the  baptism, 
for  which  he  was  so  straitened,  Luke  12, 
50.  Math.  20,  22.  After  Jesus  was  dead, 
John  19,  34,  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a 
spear  opened  his  side,  and  forthwith  came 
out  blood  and  water.  And  he  that  saw 
it,  has  so  testified. 

Thus  was  the  baptism,  which  was  an 
outpouring  or  sprinkling  of  the  sufferings 
of  the  blood  of  Jesus,  finished  on  him. — 
Upon  which  so  many  shadows  and  types 
in  the  old  Covenant  have  aimed.  And 
thus  Jesus  became  the  first  subject  of  the 
baptism  of  sufierings  and  shedding  of 
blood  in  the  *new  Covenant ;  and  thereby 
hath  wrought  out  for  the  human  Family, 
and  the  believers  in  his  name  an  eternal 
redemption ;  and  believers  ought  to  keep 
themselves  in  readiness,  for  they  also  shall 


—  90  — 

be  baptised  with  this  bai^tism,  Math.  20. 
Of  which  more  can  ]je  read  in  the  fol- 
lowing. 


THE  EIGHTH  PART. 

Of  the  baptism  of  suffering,  which 
comes  upon  the  belieyer. 

As  soon  as  the  believer  has  taken  up- 
on himself  the  testimony  of  the  divine 
baptism  and  the  testimony  of  water-bap- 
tism ;  he  shall  also  submit  willingly  under 
the  baptism  of  sufferings,  and  his  blood 
to  be  shed  and  to  take  upon  him  the  tes- 
timony of  the  blood.  For  John  writes, 
1  Epist.  5,  8  :  And  there  are  three  that 
bear  witness  in  the  earth,  the  Spirit,  the 
water  and  the  blood,  and  these  three  agree 
in  one. 

For  in  baptism  the  believer  is  baptized 
as  a  member  of  the  body  of  €hrist,  1  Cor. 
12.  Then  we  put  on  Christ ;  we  bind 
ourselves  to  remain  faithful  and  steadfast 
to  Christ.  For  the  believer  shall  suffer 
the  baptism  of  suffering  and  shedding  of 


—  91—  J 

blood  willingly,  to  pass  over  him,  in  like 
manner  also  as  they  passed  over  Jesus ; 
whereas  this  is  the  duty  of  the  Disciples 
and  followers  of  Jesus  in  the  world.  Math. 
20,  23.  Ye  shall  drink  of  my  cup  indeed, 
and  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I 
am  baptized  with.  John  15,  18.  20:  If 
the  world  hate  you,  ye  know  that  it  hat- 
ed me  before  it  hated  you.  Kemember 
the  word  that  I  said  unto  you  :  The  ser- 
vant is  not  greater  than  his  Lord ;  if  they 
persecuted  me,  they  will  persecute  you. 
John  16,  2 :  They  shall  put  you  out  of 
the  Synagogues ;  yea,  the  time  cometh, 
that  whosoever  killeth  you,  will  think 
that  he  doeth  God  service.  Math.  10,  16. 
Behold !  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the 
midst  of  wolves  ;  be  ye  therefore  wise  as 
serpents  and  harmless  as  doves,  vs.  22  : 
And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my 
name's  sake,  but  he  that  endureth  to  the 
end,  shall  be  saved.  Ys.  25 :  If  they  have 
called  the  master  of  the  house  Beelzebub, 
how  much  more  shall  they  call  so  them 
of  his  household !  Luke  14,  26  &  27 :  If 
any  Aian  come  to  me,  and  hate  not  his 
father  and  mother,  and  wife  and  children, 
and  brethem  and  sisters,  yea,  and  his 


—92  — 

own  life,  cannot  be  my  disciple.  And 
whosoever  doeth  not  bear  his  cross  and 
come  after  me,  cannot  be  my  disciple.  — 
And  Math.  10,  37,  38  :  He  that  loveth 
father  or  mother  more  than  me,  is  not 
worthy  of  me.  And  he  that  talceth  not  his 
Cross,  and  followeth  after  me,  is  not  icorthy 
of  me. 

It  is  evident  that,  if  the  believer,  as  a 
member  with  Christ,  the  heavenly  Bride- 
groom, will  go  in  to  the  heavenly  Mar- 
riage, and  drink  with  Jesus  the  sweet  wane 
of  joy  and  gladness,  hence  he  must  first 
here  drink  with  Christ  the  bitter  dregs  of 
suffering  ;  of  which  a  type  is  found  John 
2,  11  :  And  be  baptized  with  the  baptism 
of  Jesus,  Math.  20,  22.  23.  This  cup  and 
baptism  must  be  received  alone  on  account 
of  the  name  and  testimony  of  Jesus.  — 
To  drink  this  cup,  and  be  baptized  with 
the  baptism  of  suffering  and  shedding  of 
blood  till  death,  much  of  it  has  come  on 
the  Apostles  and  followers  of  Jesus,  and 
truly  even  because  of  the  name  and  tes- 
timony of  Jesus.  Among  whom  Steph- 
anus  w^as  the  first.  Acts  7  :  When  Steph- 
anus  testified  through  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
with  power,  concerning  Jesus,  that  they 


—  93  — 

had  become  betrayers  and  murderers  of 
Jesus,  and  the  Jews  heard  it,  they  were 
pierced  through  the  heart,  and  gnashed 
their  teeth  and  stopped  their  ears  and  run 
upon  him  with  one  accord  and  cast  him 
out  of  the  city  and  stoned  him;  and  he 
kneeled  down  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice : 
Lord  !  lay  not  this  sin  to  their  charge ! 
And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell  asleep. 
So  has  Stephanus  as  one  of  the  first  after 
Jesus,  drunk  the  bitter  cup  and  received 
the  baptism  of  suffering.  As  also  James, 
the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John,  his  brother, 
whom  Jesus,  Math.  20,  had  before  told 
already  :  Ye  shall  drink  my  cup,  and  be 
baptized  with  the  baptism,  that  I  am  bap- 
tized with.  Also  all  the  other  Apostles. 
Acts  12,  2 :  Now  about  that  time  Herod, 
the  King,  stretched  forth  his  hands  to 
vex  certain  of  the  Church.  And  he  kill- 
ed James,  the  brother  of  John,  with  the 
sword.  This  was  done  at  Jerusalem,  12 
years  after  Christ's  death.  John,  the  bro- 
ther of  James,  whom  the  Lord  loved  in 
particular,  might  not  escape  the  baptism 
and  the  promised  cup,  whilst  he  lived  to 
see  many  long  calamitous  seasons  and  per- 
secutions of  Nero.     In  time  he  had,  no 


—  94  — 

douLt,  received  many  a  sorrowful,  unplea- 
sant and  bitter  draught,  also  many  a  ter- 
ror, anguish  and  suffering  felt,  whilst  he 
had  often  to  hear  and  see,  how  his  breth- 
ren, according  to  the  flesh,  throughout 
the  country  have  been  miserably  treated 
and  their  lives  taken  away ;  and  himself 
moreover  in  his  great  age  had  to  suffer 
much  m  a  severe  persecution  under  the 
Roman  Emperor  Domiciano,  John  1,  9. 
(in  Revelation.) :  I,  John,  who  also  am 
your  brother  and  companion  in  tribula- 
tion, and  in  the  Kingdom  and  patience 
of  Jesus  Christ,  was  in  the  isle  that  is 
called  Patmos,  for  the  word  of  God  and 
for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ.  In 
this  island  John  was  sent  as  a  prisoner, 
to  suffer  tribulation  and  punishment. — 
That  also  not  a  small  portion  would  have 
come  upon  him,  if  he  had  not  had  the 
Lord  Jesus  as  a  companion,  of  whom  he 
received  these  Revelations  of  God,  as  he 
hath  written  them. 

Thus  also  Peter  might  not  pass  by  the 
cup  and  baptism.  Acts  6,  18,  was  he  a- 
long  with  the  Apostles  cast  into  prison 
by  the  High-Priest,  but  led  out  again  by 
the  Angel  of  the  Lord.     Chap.  12,  3.  4. 


—  Do- 
Peter  was  cast  into  prison  by  Herod,  who 
intended,  after  Easter,  to  bring  him  forth 
to  the  people,  or  thougt  to  kill  him ;  but 
prayer  was  made  without  ceasing  of  the 
Church  unto  God  for  him.  Then  he  was 
again  led  out  by  the  Angel.  But  after- 
wards, as  we  read,  he  was  crucified  under 
the  cruel  Emperor  Nero,  and  so  was  ful- 
filled on  him  that,  to  which  Jesus  point- 
ed, John  21,  18:  When  thou  wast  young, 
thou  girdedst  thyself  and  walkedst  wither 
thou  wouldest ;  but  when  thou  shalt  be 
old,  thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and 
an  other  shall  gird  thee,  and  carry  thee 
wither  thou  wouldest  not.  This  he  said, 
in  order  to  show,  with  what  death  he 
would  glorify  God. 

Paul  has  alo  sufficiently  tasted  the  sor- 
rowful bitter  cup,  and  the  baptism  of  the 
sufferings  and  shedding  of  blood  has  also 
come  severe  upon  him.  As  soon  as  he 
became  known,  opportunity  was  sought 
also  to  kill  him.  Acts  9,  23,  29,  chap.  13, 
50.  And  he  and  Barnabas  were  expelled 
out  of  their  coasts.  Chap.  14,  19  :  Then 
they  stoned  Paul,  drew  him  out  of  the 
city,  supposing  he  had  been  dead.  As  the 
Disciples  stood  round  about  him,  he  rose 


—  96  — 

up  and  came  into  the  city;  and  the  next 
day  he  departed  with  Barnabas  and  preach- 
ed the  Gospel  to  Derbe,  &c.  Acts  16, 19, 
24.  was  Paul  and  Silas  beaten,  thrust  in- 
to the  inner  prison,  and  made  their  feet 
fast  in  the  stocks,  but  was  released  through 
the  wonder-sending  power  of  God.  But 
Paul  had  given  himself  to  sufferings  to 
such  a  degree,  also  that  he  feared  neither 
bonds  nor  imprisonment;  yea !  also  he  did 
not  consider  his  own  life  too  dear  for  Gos- 
pel's and  for  Jesus'  sake,  Acts  20,  23.  24. 
Chap.  21,  30.  31.  They  would  kill  Paul, 
but  he  was  saved  through  the  bands  and 
chains  that  were  fastened  to  him.  And 
as  a  prisoner  he  was  led  into  the  Castle, 
when  he  was  almost  scourged  again,  ch. 
22,  23.  24.  Chap.  23,  2  :  And  the  High- 
Priest  commanded  them  that  stood  by,  to 
smite  him  on  the  mouth ;  and  the  Chief 
Captain,  fearing  lest  they  might  tear  Paul 
to  pieces,  vs.  12.  As  also  above  40  Jews 
were  bound  together  under  a  curse  neither 
to  eat  nor  drink,  untill  they  had  killed 
Paul,  vs.  12 — 22  ;  but  was  again  saved, 
vs.  27 ;  was  finally  sent  as  a  prisoner  to 
Kom,  chap.  25,  9.  12.  And  chap.  26,  32. 
On  this  journey  Paul  suffered  yet  many 


—  97  — 

things,  of  which  chap.  27  to  be  read ;  at 
last  they  suffered  shipwreck ;  yet  were  all 
saved  that  were  in  the  shipwreck,  in  con- 
sequence of  the  revelation  made  knowj^ 
to  Paul ;  and  when  they  landed  and  came 
to  the  fire,  a  viper  fastened  on  Paul's 
hand ;  then  said  the  people :  This  man 
must  surely  be  a  murderer,  whom  ven- 
geance suffereth  not  to  live,  although  he 
escaped  the  sea.  And  he  shook  off  the 
beast  into  the  fire  and  felt  no  harm. — 
Howbeit,  they  looked  when  he  should 
have  swollen  or  fallen  down  dead.  There- 
fore Paul  came  through  much  danger,  as 
he  has  himself  also  shown,  2  Cor.  11,  23. 
27:1  have  sufiered  stripes  above  mear 
sure,  in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  death 
oft.  Of  the  Jews  received  I  five  times 
forty  stripes  save  one.  Thrice  was  I  beat^ 
en  with  rods,  once  was  I  stoned,  thrice  I 
suffered  shipwreck,  a  day  and  a  night 
have  I  been  in  the  deep.  In  joumeyings 
often,  in  perils  of  waters,  in  perils  of  rob- 
bers, in  perils  by  the  Jews,  in  perils  by 
the  Heathen,  in  perils  in  the  city,  in  per- 
ils in  the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the  sea, 
in  perils  among  false  brethren.  In  wea- 
riness, painfulness,  in  watchings  often,  in 

7 


—98— 

hunger  and  thirst,  in  fastings  often,  in  cold, 
in  nakedness.  And  elsewhere  he  writes 
still  more  that  he  has  suffered.  And  af- 
ier  all  suffering  he  was  finally  beheaded 
at  Rome  under  Nero,  and  his  blood  was 
shed  as  of  a  faithfull  follower  of  Jesus, 
which  Jesus  calls  a  baptism. 

So  the  Apostles  have  all,  and  yet  many 
thousand  believers  with  them,  have  been 
compelled  to  drink  the  bitter  and  sorrow- 
full  cup,  and  suffered  the  baptism  of  suff- 
ering and  shedding  of  blood  to  pass  over 
them  in  various  ways  and  manners ;  un- 
der which  they  expired,  and  now  do  rest, 
and  adorned  with  white  garments,  tri- 
umphant in  glory.  Rev.  6,  9,  11.  As  al- 
so since  that  time  yet  many  thousands 
for  the  sake  of  Jesus  and  his  Gospel  have 
drunk  the  cup,  and  were  baptized  with 
the  baptism  of  suffering  and  of  blood. 

So  it  can  be  understood  that  to  drink 
the  cup  consists  in  various  kinds  of  af- 
fliction ;  which  the  believing  must  iahe 
in  of  the  unbelieving ;  and  the  baptism 
.  consists  in  various  sufferings,  many  kinds 
of  outpouring  of  blood,  which  come  from 
the  unbeliever  upon  the  believer. 

This  which  Jesus  calls  a  cup  and  a  bap- 


—  99  — 

tism,  has  taken  its  beginning  with  Abel, 
whom  Cain  slew ;  but  afterward  came  al- 
so upon  the  Prophets  and  servants.  So 
these  therefore  could  not  pass  by  it,  but 
their  blood  was  shed  until  John  the  Bap- 
tist, who  was  a  fore-runner  of  Jesus,  be- 
tween the  old  and  new  Covenant,  of  whom 
the  Lord  Jesus,  Math.  11,  11.  saith  :  Ve- 
rily I  say  unto  you,  among  them  that  are 
bom  of  women,  there  hath  not  risen  a 
greater  than  John  the  Baptist.  Math.  14. 
As  John,  the  great  Prophet,  reproved  He- 
rode  on  account  of  crime  (in  regard  to 
Herodias,)  he  was  cast  into  prison,  and 
afterwards  beheaded.  Then  was  his  blood 
poured  out  as  a  baptism. 


THE  NINTH  PART. 

Of  the  benefit  of  the  cup  and  the 
baptism  of  blood. 

The  benefit  of  the  cup  and  the  bap- 
tism of  suffering  and  of  blood  is  great, 
and  is  more  than  gaining  the  whole  world. 
For  through  the  baptism  or  the  outpour- 


—  100  — 

ing  of  the  blood  of  Jesus,  the  sufferings 
and  death  of  Jesus  in  the  flesh,  on  the 
Cross,  the  enemy,  the  Devil,  is  conquered 
and  man  again  redeemed  and  purchased 
from  the  sin  of  Adam ;  as  Peter  mentions 
1.  Pet.  1,  18  :  For  as  much  as  ye  know, 
that  ye  were  not  redeemed  with  corruptr 
ible  things,  as  silver  and  gold,  from  your 
vain  conversation,  received  by  tradition 
from  your  fathers,  but  with  the  precious 
blood  of  Christ,  as  a  Lamb  without  blem- 
ish and  without  spot.  Heb.  2, 14  ;  That 
through  death  he  might  destroy  him  that 
had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  Dev- 
il. Col.  1,  20 :  And  having  made  peace 
through  the  blood  of  the  Cross,  by  him. 
Now  he  hath  reconciled  with  the  body 
of  his  flesh,  through  death.  1  Pet.  2,  24. 
Who  his  own-self  bare  our  sins  in  his  own 
body  on  the  Tree.  Zacharia  9,  11 :  As 
for  thee  also,  by  the  blood  of  the  Cove- 
nant, I  have  sent  forth  thy  prisoners  out 
of  the  pit  wherein  is  no  water.  Acts  20. 
The  Church  of  God,  which  he  hath  pur- 
chased with  his  own  blood.  Eph.  1,  7  : 
In  whom  we  have  redemption  through  his 
blood,  namely :  the  forgiveness  of  sins. — 
1  Epist.  John  1,  7  :  The  blood  of  Jesus 


—  101  — 

Christ,  his  son,  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 
In  Rev.  1,  5 :  He  loved  us  and  washed 
us  from  our  sins  in  his  own  blood.  Heb. 
9,  12:  By  his  own  blood  he  entered  in 
once  into  the  holy  place,  having  obtained 
eternal  redemption  for  us.  Vs.  13,  14  : 
For  if  the  blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats  and 
the  ashes  of  an  heifer  sprinkled  the  un- 
clean, sanctifieth  to  the  purifying  of  the 
flesh.  How  much  more  shall  the  blood 
of  Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spirit 
offered  himself  without  spot  to  God,  purge 
your  conscience  from  dead  works,  to  serve 
the  living  God !  Chap.  10,  19  :  Having 
therefore,  brethren  !  boldnefss  to  enter  in- 
to the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Christ  by  a 
new  and  living  way,  he  ha^  <;onsecrated 
for  us  through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say :  his 
flesh.  There  is  therefore  indescribable 
benefit  in  drinking  the  cup,  and  in  the 
baptism  of  the  sufferings  and  shedding 
of  blood  in  the  death  of  Christ,  and  a 
gain  or  benefit  to  the  human  family;  for 
therein  is  reconciled  all  things  to  himself 
whether  in  heaven  or  on  earth.  Col.  20  : 
God  was  in  Christ  and  reconciled  the 
World  with  himself  2  Cor.  5,  18.  19  : 
And  he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins, 


—  102- 

and  not  only  for  our  sins,  but  also  for  the 
sins  of  the  whole  world,  1  John  2,  2.  So 
Jesus  Christ  is  the  Prince  of  peace,  the 
Saviour  and  Redeemer  of  the  human  fa- 
mily, who  after  the  baptism  of  suffering, 
kindleth  a  fire  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  of  faith, 
and  of  love  and  of  peace.  Acts  2- 

Whilst  therefore  all  have  become  re- 
conciled in  the  cup  of  sufferings  and  shedd- 
ing of  blood,  that  it  might  be  said :  what 
benefit  have  believers  of  it,  that  they 
drink  the  cup  and  be  baptized  with  the 
baptism  of  sufferings  and  shedding  of 
blood  ?  So  consider  well :  Jesus  entering 
through  the  baptism  of  his  own  blood  in- 
to the  Sanctuary,  not  in  that  which  is 
made  with  hands,  but  into  heaven  itself; 
to  appear  before  the  face  of  God  in  our 
behalf,  Heb.  9,  12.  24.  And  thus  is  Je- 
sus  under  baptism  gone  out  of  this  sor- 
rowfull  world,  again  come  into  the  heav- 
enly kingdom.  Thus  also  Jesus  shows, 
John  12,  26  :  If  any  man  serve  me,  let 
him  follow  me,  and  where  I  am,  there 
shall  also  my  servant  be.  Luke  9.  23  : 
If  any  man  will  come  after  me,  let  him 
deny  himself  and  take  up  his  Cross  daily 
and  follow  me.     So  shall  the  believers, 


—  103  — 

with  perfect  will  and  resolution,  follow 
Jesus  through  the  narrow  way  to  heaven, 
and  if  it  were  demanded  of  them,  also  in 
deed,  in  the  baptism,  which  is  under  the 
cross,  suffering,  disgrace,  death  and  shedd- 
ing of  blood.  As  Paul  also  showed.  Acts 
14,  22  :  That  we  must  through  much  tri- 
bulation enter  the  kingdom  of  God.  Yea, 
and  all  that  will  live  godly  in  Christ  Je- 
sus, shall  suffer  persecution,  I  Pet.  2,21. 
For  even  hereunto  were  ye  called,  because 
Christ  also  suffered  for  us,  leaving  us  an 
eixample,  that  we  should  follow  his  footr 
steps.  Whosoever  also  follows  Jesus  un- 
der the  Cross,  has  exceeding  great  prom- 
ises from  the  Lord,  Math.  5, 12.  Blessed 
are  they  who  are  persecuted  for  righteous- 
ness' sake,  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven.  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall 
revile  you  and  persecute  you,  and  shall 
say  all  manners  of  evil  against  you  false- 
ly for  my  sake.  Rejoice  and  be  exceeding 
glad,  for  great  is  your  reward  in  heaven. 
Math.  19,  27.  29.  Peter  saith  unto  Jesus  : 
Behold,  we  have  forsaken  all  and  follow- 
ed thee  ;  what  shall  we  have  therefore  ? 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them  :  Verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  that  ye  which  followed  me  in 


—  104  — 

the  regeneration,  when  the  son  of  man 
shall  sit  in  his  glory,  ye  also  shall  sit  up- 
on twelve  thrones,  judging  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel.  And  every  one  that  has 
forsaken  houses  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or 
father  or  mother,  or  wife  or  children,  or 
lands  for  my  name's  sake,  shall  receive  an 
hundredfold,  and  shall  inherit  ever  lasting 
life.  These  heavenly  things,  the  heavenly 
peace,  friendship,  rest  and  joy  will  assur- 
edly unspeakably  much  surpass  all  the 
above  temporal  things  ;  therefore  Paul  al- 
so writes,  1  Cor.  2,  9  :  That  eye  hath  not 
seen  nor  ear  heard,  neither  have  entered 
into  the  heart  of  man,  the  things  which 
God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
him.  Consider  therefore  well  what  an  ex- 
ceeding great  glory  and  joy  shall  be  in- 
herited by  the  believers,  who  drink  the 
cup  of  the  Lord,  be  baptized  with  the 
baptism  of  his  sufferings  and  blood,  and 
continue  faithful  in  the  same  into  death, 
these  shall  come  to  the  holy  multitude, 
of  which  is  spoken,  Kev.  7,  9.  And  after 
this  I  beheld,  and  lo,  a  great  multitude, 
which  no  man  could  number,  of  all  na- 
tions and  kindred  and  people  and  tongues 
stood  before  the  throne  and  before  the 


—105  — 

Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes  and  palms 
in  their  hands ;  and  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying :  Salvation  to  our  God  which 
sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto  the 
Lamb.  And  all  the  Angels  stood  round 
about  the  throne,  and  about  the  Elders 
and  four  beasts,  and  fell  before  the  throne 
on  their  faces  and  worshipped  God,  say- 
ing :  Amen  :  Blessing  and  glory,  and  wis- 
dom and  thanks-giving,  and  honor,  and 
power  and  might  be  unto  our  God  for  ev- 
er and  ever.  Amen !  And  one  of  the  El- 
ders answered,  saying  unto  me :  what  are 
these  which  are  arrayed  in  white  robes? 
and  whence  came  they  ?  And  I  said  un- 
to him  :  Sir,  thou  knowest.  And  he  said 
unto  me :  These  are  they  which  came  of 
great  tribulation,  and  have  washed  their 
robes,  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood 
of  the  Lamb.  Therefore  are  they  before 
the  throne  of  God,  and  serve  him  day 
and  night  in  his  temple,  and  he  that  sit^ 
teth  on  the  throne,  shall  dwell  among 
them.  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  nei- 
ther thirst  any  more;  neither  shall  the 
sun  light  on  them,  nor  any  heat.  For  the 
Lamb  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  throne, 
shall  feed  them  and  shall  lead  them  unto 


—  106  — 

living  fountains  of  water  ;  and  God  shall 
wipe  away  all  tears  from  their  eyes. 

0,  how  blessed  are  those  who  come 
to  this  happiness !  They  will  be  glorified 
that  they  shall  shine  as  the  sun  in  their 
father's  kingdom.  Whosoever  hath  ears 
to  hear,  let  him  hear !  Herewith  the  a- 
bove  will  be  fulfilled :  the  God  of  all  good- 
ness grant  the  riches  of  his  grace  hereunto 
through  Jesus  Christ,  Amen  ! 

So  you  have  here  the  baptism  of  the 
Spirit,  of  the  water  and  of  the  sufferings 
and  shedding  of  blood  drawn  together  out 
of  the  Scriptures  of  the  Bible,  and  proved 
with  the  old  and  new  Testaments ;  and 
if  this  be  well  examined,  it  will  be  seen, 
that  under  the  name  Baj^tisin  they  go  to- 
gether ;  and  come  also  in  the  same  order 
upon  the  people,  as  each  one  is  also  shown 
at  its  particular  place.  Thus  it  is  also 
proved  that  Jesus  was  the  institutor  and 
author  of  baptisms  in  the  new  Covenant, 
was  also  himself  baptized  therewith ;  also 
that  all  his  believing  followers  should  be 
baptized  with  the  same.  It  is  also  shown 
how  it  can  be  obtained ;  also,  what  ad- 
vantage and  benefit  believers  have  there- 


_107~ 

in.  Whosoever  lays  aside  history,  his  pre- 
judice and  obstinacy,  and  diligently  ex- 
amines the  biblical  writings,  he  will  also 
find  it  so.  Thus  it  can  also  be  believed 
through  the  word  of  the  Spirit,  and  follow 
Christ  therein  as  a  faithfull  follower,  and 
by  the  grace  of  God,  through  Christ  Je- 
sus inherit  the  Kingdom.  God  grant  his 
blessing  to  it,  Amen ! 

If  perhaps  some  one  might  still  say : 
How  still  many  had  to  wash  themselves 
in  the  old  Covenant  &c.,  that  I  must  re- 
member that  they  have  done  the  wash- 
ing on  themselves,  is  an  instruction  giv- 
en, that  we  are  to  wash  or  lay  aside  our 
own  unrighteousness,  Isa.  1,  16.  There- 
fore cannot,  in  fact,  be  taken  as  a  bap- 
tism. For  baptizing  is  an  exercise  which 
must  always  be  done  by  an  other  on  a 
subject  of  baptism.  That  a  person  should 
not  baptize  himself,  as  was  remarked  in 
the  tract  itself  already.  Some  one  might 
still  say :  Yet  Jesus  had  been  in  Jordan 
with  John,  and  the  Eunuch  with  Philip 
in  the  water.  Math.  3.  Acts  8.  That  is 
so;  but  it  does  not  appear  that  the  sub- 
ject had  been  more  in  the  water,  than  the 
baptizer;    but  we  do  find  that  they  were 


—  108  — 

baptized  or  sprinkled  with  water.  As  al- 
so spiritual  baptism  is  a  pouring  out,  so 
also  the  baptism  of  the  blood  of  Jesus 
Christ  was  a  pouring  out,  Luke  22,  20 ; 
as  was  already  shown  in  the  foregoing 
concerning  the  order  of  baptism. 

It  is  desirable  that  it  might  be  rightly 
understood ;  but  if  it  cannot  be  quickly 
comprehended,  we  ought  to  forbear  at 
least  slandering,  so  that  we  may  not  heap 
sin  upon  us;  especially  when  there  is  rear 
son  to  believe  that  men  never  will  all  be- 
come of  one  mind  on  the  subject  of  bap- 
tism, as  long  as  the  world  stands. 


APPENDIX. 

To  ELUCIDATE    STILL   MORE    THIS   TRACT, 
CONCERNING  BAPTISM. 

The  Contents  contain  the  treatise  of 
a  threefold  baptism  or  outpouring,  benefi- 
cial to  men,  and  needfull  to  salvation.  — 
In  the  first  place,  what  yet  concerns  the 
Spirit's  baptism  with  the  Spirit  and  the 
fire,  Math.  3,11.  Jesus  promised  the  same 


—  109  — 

to  be  poured  out,  Joel  2,  28.  29.  and  was 
also  indeed  poured  out,  Acts  1,  5.  2,  2, 
33.  This  baptism  shall  be  received  by 
those  that  have  come  to  proper  discretic«i, 
through  the  Spirit  of  God  from  above, 
John  6,  44.  65.  in  the  words,  which  are 
Spirit  and  life,  vs.  63.  Without  which 
Spirit  and  fire-baptism  men  cannot  arrive 
at  true  repentance  and  a  new  birth,  which 
is  testified  by  the  Spirit  of  God  ch.  3,  5. 
8.  Tit.  3,  5.  6.  That  called  a  child  of 
God  and  an  heir.  Gal.  3,  26. 

On  the  other  hand,  in  regard  to  water- 
baptism  :  Jesus  commanded.  Math.  28, 19 
to  teach  people  first,  and  then  to  baptize 
them.  He  that  belie veth  and  is  baptized, 
shall  be  saved ;  and  he  that  belie  veth  not, 
shall  be  damned.  Mark  16,  16,  faith 
stands  first  also :  And  as  at  Jerusalem  the 
word  of  the  Spirit  was  sowed  by  the  A- 
postles,  that  it  cut  their  hearts  to  such  a 
degree,  that  they  cried  out :  Men  and  bre- 
thren, what  shall  we  do?  then  the  Holy 
Spirit  spake  first :  Repent,  and  he  ye  hap- 
tized  every  one  of  you,  in  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ !  Here  it  is  also  evidently  com- 
manded through  the  Son  of  God,  Jesus 
Christ,  and  established  through  the  Holy 


—  no- 
Spirit  :  That  the  people  shall  be  first 
taught,  and  those  which  are  taught,  should 
be  baptized.  And  that  they  shall  suffer 
themselves  to  be  baptized  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  to  the  remission  of  sins. — 
And  all  who  then  received  cheerfully  the 
word,  were  baptized.  And  were  added  to 
the  Church  the  same  day  three  thousand 
souls,  read  Acts  2,  37. 41.  Then  they  were 
built  to  one  Temple  of  God,  on  the  foun- 
dation in  Zion.  Isa.  28,  16  and  1  Pet.  2, 
4.  Math.  7, 24.  Which  is  the  High  moun- 
tain, that  filleth  the  whole  world.  Daniel 
2,  35.  Isa.  2,  2.  To  this  mount  Zion  were 
those  penitents  above  added,  w^hich  suff*- 
ered  themselves  to  be  baptized  in  the 
name  of  Jesus  Christ ;  to  enter  through 
the  gates  into  the  great  City  on  the  mount, 
to  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  Kevel.  21,  2. 
10.  and  22,  14.  To  the  innumerable  com- 
pany of  Angels  and  to  the  Church  of  the 
First-born,  written  in  heaven  (in  the  book 
of  life,  Rev.  20,12. 15)  and  to  the  Judge 
of  all,  and  to  the  Spirits  of  the  Just  made 
perfect,  and  to  the  Mediator  of  the  new 
Covenant,  and  to  the  blood  of  sprinkling 
that  speaketh  better  things  than  the  blood 
of  Abel,  Heb.  12,  22.  24.     Such  who  are 


—  Ill  — 

baptized  right  in  true  faith  and  repent- 
ance, put  on  Christ  Jesus,  Gal.  3,  24. — 
And  also  is  baptism  a  needfull  thing  to 
the  faith  unto  salvation. 

Thirdly,  concerning  the  baptism  of  the 
cup,  and  sufferings  and  shedding  of  blood. 
Luke  12,  50.  Math.  20,  22.  23  :  Jesus  en- 
joined the  same  upon  his  disciples  and 
followers ;  and  to  bear  his  Cross  and  pati- 
ently take  upon  them  the  shedding  of 
blood,  commanded  to  follow  him.  Math. 
16,  24.  25.  Mark.  8,  34.  35.  Luke  9,  23 
and  14,  27.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake,  but  he  that  en- 
dure th  to  the  end,  shall  be  saved.  Math. 
10,  22  and  24,  9.  They  shall  deliver  you 
up  (as  prisoners)  to  their  councils.  Math. 
10,  17.  And  they  shall  kill  you  for  my 
name's  sake.  Math.  24,  9.  John  16,  2.-r 
There  was  also  a  good  portion  of  this  cup 
drunk  by  the  disciples  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
as  likewise  a  good  portion  of  the  most  ho- 
ly body  of  Jesus  was  poured  out  and  flow- 
ed down,  in  his  blood  and  was  swallowed 
up  of  the  earth,  at  the  baptism  of  the 
cup  and  bloodshedding  of  Jesus.  Through 
this  baptism  of  suffering  and  shedding  of 
blood  Jesus  is  entered  into  the  Holiest  in 


—112  — 

heaven,  and  hath  obtained  an  eternal  re- 
demption, Heb.  9,  12.  24.  And  has  also 
Jesus  paved  and  opend  the  way  to  heaven 
for  us.  This  most  Holy  we  should  also 
follow  and  render  submission.  For  in  like 
manner  as  Jesus  has  commanded  his  dis- 
ciples, that  they  should  all  drink  out  of 
the  cup  of  his  blood,  Math.  26,  27.  28, 
so  also  shall  all  the  disciples  and  follow- 
ers of  Jesus  willingly  offer  up  their  blood 
in  the  outpouring  baptism  ;  and  should 
also  of  themselves  be  willing  to  drink  the 
cup  of  suffering  for  Jesus'  sake.  Thus 
also  Stephanus  and  James  followed  the 
Lord  Jesus  under  the  cup  and  cross  of  the 
baptism  of  shedding  of  blood,  Acts  7,  68 
and  59.  Chap.  12,  2.  And  afterwards  in- 
numerable numbers  of  others.  Rev.  7,  9, 
who  all  entered  into  the  Holiness  of  the 
Holy  with  Jesus,  the  Lamb,  by  the  outr 
pouring  of  their  blood.  And  through  this 
way  we  can  still  get  to  heaven,  if  we  fol- 
low the  commands  of  Jesus  with  all  our 
hearts,  and  suffer  the  threefold  baptism 
of  outpouring  to  pass  over  us,  namely: 
the  baptism  of  the  Spirit,  of  the  water 
and  of  the  blood ;  for  they  agree  together 
1  John  5,  8,  and  they  belong  also  toge- 


— 113  — 

ther,  whilst  they  are  both  necessary  and 
beneficial  for  believers  unto  salvation,  and 
in  the  old  and  new  Covenant  stand  upon 
a  clear  and  true  foundation ;  ordered  and 
commanded  by  Jesus,  the  Son  of  God,  fin- 
ished by  Jesus,  Acts  2,  2  and  33,  and  ac- 
cepted of  Jesus  himself,  to  fulfill  all  right- 
eousness, Math.  3,  13.  14.  How  he  also 
fell  asleep  in  the  baptism  of  the  blood, 
and  suffered  his  head  to  sink,  John  19, 30. 
All  believers  should  also  stand  under 
these  three  principle  heads  and  follow  Je- 
Sus,  and  henceforth  hold  on  in  love,  right- 
eousness and  truth,  and  what  still  more 
belongs  thereunto,  till  we  finally  with  a 
free  and  willing  heart  are  prepared  to  suf- 
fer with  Jesus ;  or  if  need  be,  should  it 
be  the  will  of  the  Lord,  under  the  cup 
and  shedding  of  blood,  with  Jesus  fall 
asleep  ;  and  so  also  we  shall  with  washed 
and  with  the  blood  of  the  Lamb  made 
white  garments,  be  able  to  serve  the  Lord 
Jesus  in  his  Kingdom. 

Further.  Whilst  therefore  the  order 
of  the  outpouring  baptism  is  mentioned 
in  this  tract,  so  shall  the  same  be  touched 
upon  somewhat  nearer  in  this  place,  in  or- 

8 


—  114  — 

der  that  the  same  may  be  somewhat  bet- 
ter comprehended.  In  the  foregoing  how- 
ever the  three  principal  heads  above  have 
been  shown  clearly  and  manifestly:  that 
the  same  as  the  Spirit's  baptism  is  an  out- 
pouring, so  is  all  the  baptism  of  the  cup 
and  shedding  of  blood;  but  in  regard  to 
water-baptism  there  are  not  so  many  ex- 
press words,  that  the  water  shall  be  pour- 
ed out.  But  because  the  threefold  bap- 
tism agrees  together,  1  John  5,  8.  and  be- 
longs together,  so  certainly  one  kind  of 
order  in  pouring  out  with  all  three  should 
be  acknowledged.     Mark  well ! 

In  the  old  Covenant  the  Jews  had  also 
sundry  baptisms,  Heb.  9.  10.  The  figures 
of  baptism  in  the  old  Covenant  had  but 
one  name,  a  pouring  or  sprinkling,  to  the 
above  threefold  baptism,  of  Spirit,  of  wa- 
ter and  of  blood;  there  was  one  kind  of 
figure-order,  as  mentioned  already  in  the 
tract ;  nevertheless  something  more  shall 
yet  be  shown  here  in  regard  to  water-bap- 
tism. 

In  the  first  place.  John  the  Baptist 
said ;  I  baptize  you  with  water,  but  he 
that  Cometh  after  me,  shall  baptize  you 


—  115  — 

with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire,  Math. 
3,  11.  Thus  also  spake  the  Lord  Jesus, 
Acts  1,  5 :  with  water,  with  the  Holy 
Ghost.  Of  the  baptism  of  the  cup  and 
blood  he  says  :  But  I  have  a  baptism  to 
be  baptized  with,  Luke  12,  50.  And  to 
his  beloved  disciples  the  Lord  said :  Ye 
shall  be  baptized  with  the  baptism,  with 
which  I  shall  be  baptized.  The  order  of 
baptism  is  here  signified  by  the  word  icith ; 
for  the  sense  of  the  word  ivith  signifies  a 
thing  or  matter,  that  some  one  has,  and 
pours  it  out  upon  another,  or  which  he 
gives  to  another.  Thus  Jesus  the  Lord 
Jiad  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  poured  it  out 
abundantly  upon  his  disciples,  Acts  2,  33. 
So  it  is  with  the  baptism  of  blood,  and  so 
it  is  also  in  regard  to  water-baptism. 

In  the  second  place.  So  speaks  Peter 
in  regard  to  the  Ark,  wherein  eight  souls 
were  saved  by  water :  doeth  also  now  save 
us  in  baptism,  as  this  is  signified  by  the 
same.  Thus  by  the  Ark  together  with  the 
flood  it  is  clearly  signified  as  a  baptism  j 
if  we  look  upon  the  Ark  as  a  Httle  ship, 
or  as  the  body  of  a  person  and  the  rain 
of  the  flood;  as  the  water  in  baptism.  — 


—  116  — 

The  Ark  in  which  those  eight  sovils  were, 
stood  on  dry  ground,  the  windows  of  hea- 
ven were  opened,  that  the  water  was  pour- 
ed down  upon  the  Ark  with  rain,  forty 
dayn  and  forty  nights,  till  at  last  the  Ark 
was  driven  here  and  there  upon  the  wa- 
ter. But  it  can  savely  be  relied  on,  that 
the  Ark  of  Noah  came  at  no  time  under 
the  standing  water,  but  was  baptized  with 
the  outpouring  water  that  came  from 
above ;  as  a  representation  and  figure  to 
the  water  baptism  of  the  new  Covenant, 
according  to  the  order  of  the  outpouring 
baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

In  the  third  place.  God  spake  unto 
Moses  :  Take  the  Levites  and  purify  them. 
So  shalt  thou  do  unto  them,  that  thou  pu- 
rifiest  them  :  thou  shalt  sprinkle  consecra- 
ting water  upon  them,  that  they  may 
serve  in  the  Tabernacle,  4  Book  Mos.  8, 
6.  22.  And  the  consecrating  water  was 
prepared  in  this  manner :  They  had  to 
take  a  red  heifer  without  spot,  wherein 
is  no  blemish,  and  upon  which  never  came 
yoke ;  an  evident  type  of  the  body  of  Je- 
sus. This  heifer  shall  be  slain  and  burnt 
without  the  Camp  for  a  sin-oifering,  and 


—  117  — 

the  aslies  of  the  heifer  had  to  be  gathered 
up  without  the  Camp  in  a  clean  place ; 
then  they  had  to  take  of  the  ashes  and 
running  water,  and  it  became  a  water  of 
consecration,  ch.  19.  With  this  the  Le- 
vi tes  had  to  be  sprinkled  or  poured  over, 
and  prepared  for  the  service  of  the  Sanc- 
tuary. And  every  one  that  became  un- 
clean, must  be  purified  therewith ;  and 
whosoever  shall  not  purify  himself  with 
tliis  water,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
Israel.  A  clear  type  to  water-baptism ; 
wherein  the  name  of  the  perfect  offering 
of  reconciliation  of  Jesus,  instead  of  the 
ashes  of  the  red  heifer  shall  with  water 
be  poured  out  or  sprinkled  on  the  head 
of  the  subject,  Math.  28,  19.  Unto  for- 
giveness of  sins.  Acts  2,  38.  But  that  we 
by  all  means  do  not  ascribe  to  the  water 
the  power  of  forgiveness  of  sin,  but  the 
name  of  Jesus  the  Lord,  to  whom  gave 
all  the  Prophets  witness  :  that  through  his 
name  ivhosoever  heUeveth  in  him,  shall  re^ 
ceive  remission  of  sins^  Acts  4,  12.  10,  43, 

Fourthly.  Because  the  various  bap- 
tisms with  the  ancient  Jews  in  the  old 
Covenant  was  termed  an  outpouring,  Joel^ 


—  118  — 

chap.  2,  and  in  other  places  Paul  writes 
to  the  Corinthians  :  I  have  planted,  Apol- 
lo watered ;  which  word  may  be  well  un- 
derstood :  Paul  preached  to  them  the  Gos- 
pel of  Jesus,  that  he  was  Christ  the  Sa- 
viour, and  Apollo  watered  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  with  the  baptism-wa- 
ter, by  pouring  it  over  them  ;  whereas 
Paul  baptized  only  a  few  at  Corinth,  when 
they  were  still  all  baptized,  who  believed, 
1  Cor.  12,  13.  And  both  had  been  min- 
isters there,  1  Cor.  3,  4—7.  Acts  19,  1. 

Finally.  If  still  some  one  would  say, 
that  notwithstanding  John  yet  baptized 
in  the  Jordan,  in  like  manner  PhiHp  the 
Eunuch ;  it  is  indeed  so,  that  the  baptizer 
and  the  subject  did  go  into  the  loatev,  but 
it  cannot  be  credited  that  the  baptizer 
with  the  Ark  of  his  body  came  under  the 
water ;  but  that  the  subjects  with  the  Ark 
of  their  bodies  came  under  the  water,  not 
a  word  can  be  found  in  the  high-german  Bi- 
ble, nor  according  to  Luther's,  nor  accord- 
ing to  Froschau's  translation ;  but  as  how- 
ever a  part  of  the  Ark  of  Noah  from  its 
lower  part  may  have  gone  in  the  water, 
yet  it  stood  40  days  and  40  nights  under 


—  119  — 

the  outpouring  of  the  rain-water ;  and  so 
it  is  also  to  be  believed  that  the  baptizer 
and  the  subject,  with  the  Ark  of  their 
bodies  have  stood  in  part  from  below  in 
the  waters  of  Jordan,  and  that  the  bap- 
tizer has  baptized  the  subject  with  water, 
namely  with  the  water  that  he  took  from 
Jordan,  it  be  with  the  hand  or  with  a 
vessel,  and  baptized  therewith,  whether 
by  sprinkling  or  by  pouring,  which  con- 
sists in  nearly  the  same  thing;  for  water 
can  be  so  strongly  sprinkled,  that  it  falls 
like  a  pouring  torrent  upon  men ;  for  all 
figures  and  significations  to  the  threefold 
baptism  are  sprinklings  and  pourings,  as 
in  the  foregoing  in  this  tract  is  abundant- 
ly shown  out  of  the  Canonical  Books. 


Practice  and  do  all  things  according  to 
the  new  and  glorious  command  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  concerning  love,  John  13,  34. 
35.  and  15,  12.  17.  This  also  the  holy 
Apostles  and  followers  of  the  Lord  dili- 
gently enforce.  Let  us  also  give  up  our 
whole  obedience  with  all  our  hearts  to 
to  this  most  holy  commandment,  which 
Paul,  1  Cor.  12;  31  and  chap.  13,  calls  a 


—120  — 

more  excellent  way;  for  this  is  better, 
than  offering,  1  Book  Samuel  15,  22,  and 
the  fulfilling  of  the  Law,  Eom.  13,  10. 


Kemakks. — Whereas  tlie  above  work,  wliose  first  edition 
appeared  in  1744,  was  written  in  plain,  simple  and  art- 
less language,  and  in  the  second  edition  there  was  no 
desire  to  adopt  a  different  style,  hence  it  was  again  re- 
printed with  a  few  minnte  alterations,  and  it  will  on  this 
account  become  more  comprehensive  to  the  less  pract- 
iced reader. 


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